Spain is known for making some historic dishes, and these Spanish Poor Man´s Eggs & Potatoes are no exception. This dish hails from the 16th century and promises to be one of the best-tasting egg dishes ever.
This dish is easy to make, packed with simple yet delicious flavors and made with the most humble ingredients. You can serve it as a starter like they do here in Spain, or even for breakfast next to a crusty baguette.
The secret to this recipe is to use the highest-quality ingredients. Like cage-free organic eggs, a great Spanish olive oil and the freshest produce.
TIPS & TRICKS to Make this Recipe: Make sure to fry the potatoes on a medium heat and nothing higher. Otherwise they will brown too quickly on the outside and not fully cook in the inside. When you whisk the eggs, just lightly whisk them, you want to have some egg whites still there. It´s what gives this dish that incredible flavor.
Key Ingredients & Cookware I used in this Recipe:
MY SWISS DIAMON FRYING PANS
EXTRA VIRGIN SPANISH OLIVE OIL
SPANISH SEA SALT
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Spanish Poor Man´s Eggs & Potatoes
Ingredients
- 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
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Cut 3 potatoes (washed & patted dry) into small 1 cm (3/8 inch) thick pieces
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Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in 1/3 cup (90 ml) extra virgin olive oil
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After heating the olive oil for 5 minutes, add the cut potatoes into the pan, mix every 3 to 4 minutes
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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Marifrances Schaffrath
01 . Sep . 2022Couldn’t wait to try this recipe. I just picked some onion and green peppers from my garden. I air fried my potatoes because I need to cut as much oil out of my diet as I can. Turned out great, simple ingredients that I never thought to put together.
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So happy to hear that! Thanks for the comment 🙂 Much love
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24 . Jun . 2021Ruud.
Already made your Murcia gypsy stew and the 1 pan garlic penne; both were tasting really great and i enjoy cooking like this. Toninght i do the spanish poor man’s potatoes and i am allready enjoying myself.
02 . Jun . 2021I don’t eat meat, but do eat fish and eggs, so the cooking on your site is very nice to do; thanks for the good recepies.
Spain on a Fork
SO happy to hear that! thanks for the comment 🙂 much love
02 . Jun . 2021Kim
How is it a poor man’s dish if one were to use only the highest quality ingredients? Isn’t that defeating the point of being a poor man’s dish?
18 . May . 2021Deb
Where is the cookbook? Coming soon, I hope!
10 . Apr . 2021Spain on a Fork
Hopefully soon! Much love 🙂
10 . Apr . 2021Ramya
sorry i meant am not a big fan of bell peppers can i leave it out Thanks Ramya
10 . Apr . 2021Spain on a Fork
Yes you can leave out the bell peppers 🙂 much love
10 . Apr . 2021Ramya
will be making this soo can i skip green bell pepper as am not a big fan of it i never had spanish poor mans eggs potatoes before perfect for my after office meals will dm you if i make this and let you know how it goes Thanks Ramya
09 . Apr . 2021Spain on a Fork
You can substitute the green bell pepper for red bell pepper 🙂 much love
10 . Apr . 2021