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Irish Breakfast Tortilla

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Photo: Tara Fisher

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 1 large potato (9 ounces)
  • 2 tablespoons olive or canola oil, plus more if needed
  • 5 large free-range eggs
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 country-style pork sausage links, cut into 1-inch slices
  • 3 1/2 ounces smoked bacon lardons
  • 4 cherry tomatoes. halved

Directions

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  1. First prepare the onion and potato: Peel both vegetables, cut in half, and then thinly slice. Pat them dry with a clean kitchen towel or paper towels.
  2. Place a 9-inch, nonstick skillet over medium heat and pour in 1 tablespoon of the oil. When the oil is hot, tip in the onion and potato, reduce the heat, and let cook for 10 minutes, making sure you come back to the pan every few minutes to stir.
  3. Meanwhile, crack the eggs into a large bowl, season with salt and pepper, and beat lightly. When the onion and potato are cooked, tip them into the bowl of beaten eggs, and mix together.
  4. Place the pan back over low heat and add the remaining tablespoon of oil. Tip in the sausages and smoked bacon lardons and cook for 5 minutes. Then tip into the egg mixture
  5. Place the pan back over the heat and, if needed, add a splash more of oil. Pour in the tortilla mixture, arrange the halved cherry tomatoes on top, and cook for about 15 minutes, or until the tortilla is set.
  6. Every now and then, draw the edge in gently with a spatula. After about 10 minutes, you need to turn the tortilla over to cook on the other side. Place a plate over the pan and carefully invert both so that the tortilla is on the plate. Put the pan back on the heat and tip the tortilla back in, this time the other way up.
  7. Let the tortilla cook for another 2 minutes, then let rest in the pan for about 5 minutes. Slide it onto a board or plate and serve sliced, either warm or at room temperature.

(Serves 2)

Taken from Clodagh’s Irish Kitchen – a fresh take on traditional flavors by Clodagh McKenna. Published by Kyle Books. Photography by Tara Fisher.

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