This Fancy Spanish Potato Omelet Is An Extremely Simple And Completely Delicious Recipe

Tasty, easy and perfect, this Spanish potato omelet with a ham and cheese filling is simply delicious! This simple, rustic dish displayed in such a fancy way with those hearty, crispy fried potatoes and onions cooked sandwich style, tastes simply amazing! Best served with a simple lettuce salad, dressed with vinegar and olive oil, this Spanish dish recipe will make you run to the kitchen and start making this gorgeous dish immediately you finish watching the video. Really good and with a very nice presentation when sliced, this “Spanish tortilla” makes for an easy, quick dinner that everyone will enjoy.

Featured photo: a ham and cheese filled Spanish potato omelette by Carmen Tía Alia, Directo al Paladar.

Fancy Spanish Potato Omelet Recipe

Video: Dinner, Tested on YouTube.

Thanks to Chef Gorka Barredo for this amazing Spanish Potato Omelet recipe.

What a Spanish potato omelette is

The tortilla de patatas is one of the best-known dishes in Spain: sliced potatoes and onion cooked gently in olive oil, then set with beaten eggs into a thick, round cake. It has nothing to do with a Mexican flour tortilla. The “fancy” version on this page is stuffed sandwich-style, with a layer of ham and melting cheese hidden in the middle, so every slice shows the filling.

Two filled versions worth trying

1. Ham and cheese filled tortilla, Directo al Paladar

Why it stands out: it is the Spanish classic with the filling done properly. The cook recommends a good melting cheese such as Emmental, Gouda or Cheddar and good-quality cooked ham so the middle stays juicy, and says other cold cuts work too.

• Serves: 6
• Time: about an hour
• You’ll need: cooked ham, eggs, Emmental cheese, olive oil, onion, potatoes, salt

Get the full recipe from Carmen Tía Alia at Directo al Paladar (in Spanish) →

2. Tortilla sandwich, Tastemade

Why it stands out: only five ingredients, with Jarlsberg cheese and ham layered inside the potato and egg. A good one if you want the filled tortilla with the shortest shopping list.

• Serves: 4
• Time: about 45 minutes
• You’ll need: eggs, ham slices, Jarlsberg cheese slices, onion, potatoes

Get the full recipe from Tastemade →

Good to know

• Waxy or all-purpose potatoes hold their slices best. Very floury potatoes tend to fall apart.
• The flip is the step people worry about. A flat plate a little wider than the pan makes it much easier.
• Warm or room temperature: in Spain tortilla is often eaten at room temperature, cut into wedges or small squares as a tapa, which makes it a good make-ahead dish for a party or a picnic.
• Serve it with a simple lettuce salad dressed with olive oil and vinegar, crusty bread, or roasted peppers.
• Leftovers: wrap and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. A cold wedge between two slices of bread is a classic Spanish sandwich.

More egg and potato recipes

• Another Spanish potato omelette with a ham and cheese filling
• Oven-baked mini omelettes
• Breakfast tacos with potatoes, ham, egg and cheese
• Sausage, egg and hash brown casserole
• Baked stuffed potato with an egg on top