Spanish tortilla with roasted peppers. Spanish Tortilla with Roasted Red Peppers and Peas. In Spanish tapas bars it's quite common for a slice of cold tortilla to be served with a garlic mayonnaise - or aioli. John Whaite shows us how to do it with a different side dish, - roasted peppers with almonds (pimientos).
For the most traditional tortilla, omit the roasted red peppers and peas. A traditional Spanish dish, tortilla is a thick omelet composed of potato, onions, and egg. In large bowl, with fork, mix. You can have Spanish tortilla with roasted peppers using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Spanish tortilla with roasted peppers
- You need of For the peppers.
- You need 1 of red pepper.
- Prepare 1 of yellow pepper.
- You need 1 of olive oil.
- It's 75 grams of butter.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of almond flakes.
- Prepare of For the tortilla.
- Prepare 6 of new potatos.
- Prepare 1 of onion.
- It's 100 grams of chorizo.
- You need 1 clove of garlic.
- You need 1 pinch of salt and pepper.
- It's 1 bunch of fresh parsley.
- You need 8 of eggs.
Some Spanish cooks I know claim that extra-virgin olive oil darkens the tortilla. They prefer to use sunflower oil, but I can't do without olive oil. My recipe is heavy on potatoes and roasted peppers, but you can reduce the amount for an eggier omelet. Bring it to the table on a platter with warm crusty.
Spanish tortilla with roasted peppers step by step
- Preheat the oven to 200C(400F)/180C(350F) fan/gas mark 6..
- Chop the peppers, potatoes, onions, chorizo, garlic and parsley and measure out 75g butter..
- Put the peppers into a roasting tray and drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the preheated oven for 30-45 minutes, or until the skins blacken and the peppers look as though they've just given up. Leave to cool out of the oven..
- For the tortilla, heat a knob of butter or splash of olive oil in a 20cm frying pan and add the onion, cooked chopped potato and chorizo. Cook for 15 minutes or until the onion is softened and has taken on the orange tang of the chorizo. Add the garlic with a little salt and pepper, and some chopped parsley..
- Beat the eggs and add to the pan. Reduce the heat to medium/low, cook for about 15 minutes, or until fairly solid. Place a plate over the pan, flip the omelette onto the plate, then slide the tortilla back into the pan to cook on the other side for a minute or so more, or until fairly cooked through..
- Whilst the tortilla cooks, remove the skins from the peppers, and then pull the flesh of the peppers into pieces. Arrange on a plate. Heat the butter in a saucepan over high heat until it starts to foam and smells like hazelnuts. Pour the butter over the peppers, and add a little salt and pepper and some flaked almonds..
- Serve the tortilla with the buttery peppers..
This traditional Spanish tortilla recipe with roasted red peppers and chorizo takes inspiration from the rustic peasant dish to create an eggy casserole. Chop the roasted peppers into bite-sized pieces and set aside. These can be made ahead and refrigerated overnight before cooking the tortilla. This post is sponsored by Kettle Brand® Barclay and I are forever fans of the Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper kettle chips, which we most often use to make this shortcut Spanish tortilla. Satisfying suppers: Spanish roasted pepper tortilla.