Sweet potato tortilla with pepper sauce
Cooking time
Prep: 10 mins Cook: 15 minsSkill level
EasyServings
Serves 4A fast and fabulous way with eggs. This winning dish was olive's recipe of the month for May 2011
Nutrition and extra info
Additional info
- Vegetarian
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 409
- protein
- 15.3g
- carbs
- 46g
- fat
- 19.5g
- saturates
- 4.2g
- fibre
- 6.9g
- sugar
- -
- salt
- 1.1g
Ingredients
- 800g sweet potatoes, peeled
- olive oil
- 290g jar flame-roasted peppers, drained
- 1 tsp red wine vinegar
- extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 bunch spring onions, sliced
- 6 eggs, beaten and seasoned
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Method
- Slice the potatoes into thin rounds about 1/2 cm thick. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a medium non-stick frying pan (about 25cm across), then add the potatoes and season. Cover and cook gently for 10 minutes, stirring now and again, until tender.
- Meanwhile, put the peppers into a blender, add the vinegar, 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, the spices, garlic and some seasoning and whizz to a smooth sauce.
- Heat the grill to high. Scatter the onions over the potatoes, then pour the eggs over and shake the pan to distribute them evenly. Leave the tortilla to cook for about 8 minutes, shaking the pan regularly, until the eggs are almost set. Flash the pan under the grill for 1-2 minutes to finish cooking then serve in wedges with salad and the sauce.
Recipe from olive magazine, May 2011
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
I found this to be bland I'm afraid! I followed the recipe exactly but I roasted my own peppers for the sauce. It tasted just like regular egg and potato, not unpleasant, I will eat the leftovers tomorrow, but I wont make it again. The sauce was just like ordinary pureed peppers, I couldn't taste the garlic or paprika. If I were to make it again I would seriously increase the seasonings and like others have said, maybe add some chillies.
I make this regularly and it is always popular. I've revised the recipe slightly and now puree the roasted, peeled peppers and mix them through the egg mix. It makes a beautifully coloured tortilla.
PS It's really easy to make your own roast peppers, I don't understand why you would buy them. Whenever I have a few older peppers I roast them in olive oil and then throw them in a freezer bag before peeling. Then they keep in the fridge in oil for ages (or they would if they weren't so damn tasty).
Delicious, particularly the tangy sauce. I found that I needed to cook the sweet potatoes for slightly longer at the beginning to soften them, and I added a splash of water to stop them catching on the base of the pan. I served it with green vegetables. Everyone enjoyed it - I'll definitely make it again.
My son had to cook a recipe using eggs in his home cooking class at school. Apparently everyone else cooked an omelette or boiled egg but he cooked this although the teacher substituted ordinary potatoes for the sweet potato. It was really lovely and the red pepper sauce, using a jar apparently, was equally delicious.
A very easy, tasty recipe. It made a change from the Spanish tortilla I usually make. I too added some caramelised red onions before adding the eggs and it worked really well. Great for a quick supper, but I even served it with a beetroot and rocket salad last night when we had some friends over for a casual supper. Everyone loved it.
This is such a good recipe, if I am in a rush I abandon the red pepper sauce and just add the pepper to the tortilla. It's a real favourite and worth an eat. Kate http://eatingclub.blogspot.com/
