I studied Spanish all through middle school, high school and even majored in it at college. One of my professors at college would occasionally bring in a tortilla española to share with the class. It quickly became my favorite Spanish food. While I was studying abroad in Spain I always ordered la tortilla at tapas bars, and would get so excited when my host mother served it for dinner. I asked her to teach me how to make it (and made sure to get my professor's recipe before graduating!). It is so simple - potatoes, onions, eggs - but takes a little technique and practice to get it right. I have definitely had plenty of fails, but have finally perfected my version of tortilla española. I don't really follow a recipe, just the hints I was given, and I make it a bit differently each time. Sometimes I add chorizo or ham, or throw in something green like this time since I had some kale in the fridge. Serve it at room temperature with hot sauce, a salad and some good crusty bread. It's also delicious as leftovers by itself, or even as a sandwich, una bocadilla de tortilla (on French bread, just like in Spain).
As I said, I made this up as I went along, but here are some recipes that look good to me, and are very similar to what I did:
P.S. All that Spanish I learned? It's been replaced with Japanese after living in Japan for five years, but I'm certain the Spanish is still in there somewhere and will be getting it back ;)
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