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Spanish Poor Man´s Eggs & Potatoes

Course Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 2
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

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

  1. Cut 3 potatoes (washed & patted dry) into small 1 cm (3/8 inch) thick pieces

  2. Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in 1/3 cup (90 ml) extra virgin olive oil

  3. After heating the olive oil for 5 minutes, add the cut potatoes into the pan, mix every 3 to 4 minutes

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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!