Salt cod tortilla
A Spanish dinner made with seafood. Ready in about 41 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 21 minPrep (about)
- 20 minCook (about)
- 41 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 11 oz salt cod
Fresh & other
- 1 onion
- 11 oz jersey royal potatoes
- 2 cloves garlic
- 8 eggs
Sauces & oils
- ¼ cup olive oil
Spices & seasonings (1): parsley
- 2 ½ tbsp parsley Shopping tip: Fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley. Curly works too.
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Heat half your oil in a frying pan.
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Cook the onion over a medium heat till tender and pale gold – this will take around 8 mins.
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Remove from the pan.
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Set aside.
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Add the potatoes to the pan.
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Cook until they're tender but not falling apart, turning every so often.
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Cover your pan some of your time to help the slices cook through.
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Add your onions back to your pan along with the garlic.
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Cook for another 4 mins.
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Tip into a bowl with some seasoning, parsley and the eggs.
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Mix.
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Leave to sit for half an hour.
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While that cooks, put the cod in a pot.
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Cover with water.
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Bring up to a simmer.
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Take it off the heat, cover.
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Leave for 10 mins.
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Drain.
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Leave to cool.
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Remove the skin and any bones.
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Break into large flakes.
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Add to the potato and egg mixture.
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Heat the rest of your oil in a non-stick frying pan.
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Pour in the tortilla mix.
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Heat over a medium-low heat until it's set plus coming away from your sides of the pan.
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You might need.
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Cover it to help the centre set.
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Be careful not to overcook it.
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Put a spatula underneath your tortilla every so often.
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Do it to make sure it isn’t sticking.
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Slide the tortilla onto a plate.
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Put the pan on top.
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Flip the tortilla in it, uncooked side-down.
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Heat over a low heat till golden, or grill until set.
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Leave to cool a little before serving.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.