Potato Omelet (torta De Papas)

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 medium potatoes
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 wash and peel (peeling is optional) potatoes; slice into 1/4" rounds.
• 2 heat oil in heavy frypan until very hot, but not smoking; fry potatoes for 5 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden-brown; remove potatoes to absorbent paper to drain.
• 3 beat eggs well with parsley; add salt and pepper to taste; add the drained potatoes.
• 4 discard all but 3 tablespoons of the oil from the frypan; reheat if necessary; slowly pour egg-potato mixture into the pan; distribute the potatoes evenly; cover frypan and cook omelet for 4 minutes on medium-low heat; turn omelet over and cook, covered, another 4 minutes; top with some grated cheese, if desired, to melt during the last couple of minutes in frypan; carefully remove omelet from pan and cut into 4 servings.