Spanish Homage

I have reached over 1,000 views!!!! What better way to celebrate than give you one of my all time classics, Tortilla Española or Spanish Tortilla. 


Although not an exact replica of what Spaniards might be used to, I've altered it over the years to suit my kitchen availability and turned it into more of a casserole although preferably I would use a spring form pan and slice it like a pie. 
This dish is primarily egg and potato based with some seasoning and as I like it, chorizo, or spicy sausage. I've been making this recipe since my mom first tried it out when I was in high school and I was addicted. Then I began experimenting with it and rarely ever had it fail on me. 
What I love about this recipe is that its very easy to personalize for the crowd you are serving, depending on their likes, and works great as either a side dish, breakfast dish, or even your main dish. It might not be the most healthy thing I've ever put up here but oh my is it tasty and it wins over any crowd.

Tortilla Española- Spanish Tortilla
Depending on your cookware makes 8-12 servings
*Can be made with sweet or normal potatoes


3-4 large normal or sweet potatoes 
4-6 eggs (depending on how eggy you like it may be more, I've used up to 7 or 8)
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1-2 cloves garlic, diced
1 Chorizo Sartra Picante (spicy Spanish sausage, spicy Italian works just as well, but its not as dry)
herbs and seasonings of choice (rosemary, parsley, basil, paprika, cumin, salt, pepper) I use lots!


Slice potatoes into bite sized cubes, about equally sized so they all cook evenly; slice sausage into small pieces. In a medium bowl, mix the grated cheese, eggs, garlic, and seasoning. Beat well. 
Using no cooking oil, cook the sausage in a large pan (the oil from the sausage will be left in the pan to cook the potatoes). Set sausage aside in separate bowl, keeping the oil in the pan! Add the potatoes to the pan and saute until they are just under cooked (they'll finish cooking in the oven)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
While the oven heats up, make a little crater in the potato pan and add the sausage. Then pour the egg mixture on top and slowly mix making sure to incorporate everything together. Be careful however to let egg cook on the bottom of the pan, otherwise it wont make a coat the potato and sausage. 
Pour mixture into a sprayed springpan or casserole dish and pat down evenly. Put in oven for about 30-45 minutes or until potatoes are cooked through. Serve warm. Enjoy!