Spanish Poor Man´s Eggs & Potatoes
This Spanish Poor Man´s Eggs & Potatoes recipe is one of Spain´s most classic dishes. Packed with flavors, easy to make and made with simple ingredients.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil (90 ml)
- 3 medium sized potatoes
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 5 cage-free organic eggs
- handful freshly chopped parsley
- sea salt & black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Cut 3 potatoes (washed & patted dry) into small 1 cm (3/8 inch) thick pieces
- 2
Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in 1/3 cup (90 ml) extra virgin olive oil
- 3
After heating the olive oil for 5 minutes, add the cut potatoes into the pan, mix every 3 to 4 minutes
- 4
Meanwhile, cut 1 green bell pepper into thin strips that are 5 cm (2 inches) long, thinly slice 1 onion, thinly slice 4 cloves garlic and crack 5 eggs into a bowl, season with sea salt & black pepper and lightly whisk together for just 5 to 10 seconds
- 5
After frying the potatoes for 25 minutes, they should be perfectly cooked, just pierce with a toothpick to ensure they are done, remove the potatoes from the pan and set aside
- 6
Using the same pan with the same heat, add in the sliced green bell pepper, sliced onion and sliced garlic, mix with the olive oil
- 7
After 6 to 8 minutes and the vegetables are lightly sauteed, lower the fire to a low-medium heat, add the fried potatoes back into the pan, season everything with sea salt & black pepper and mix together, then add in the whisked eggs and continue to mix everything together, cook for 3 to 4 minutes while mixing, then remove from the heat, transfer into a serving dish and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley, serve at once, enjoy!