By Emma Shearman

We’re still buzzing from our Paladar dinners a few weeks ago here in the high desert. It was some of the first warm nights this spring, with a super bloom of yellow flowers on all sides of our incredible location, A-Z West. Our friend and chef Greg Arnold knocked it out of the park with the menu, but the favorite was the Spanish Tortilla passed around on a huge wooden cutting board and served with a bowl of spicy harissa trailing behind it. Lucky for us, Greg shared this recipe to make it at home.

1 ½ pounds yukon gold potatoes
1 medium yellow onion
10 eggs
2 ¼ cups Wonder Valley Olive Oil
Pimenton
Sea salt
Black pepper

Method

Crack your eggs into your mixing bowl. Add a teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of black pepper. Whisk together. Now, peel the potatoes. Half them lengthwise if they’re big, and cut them into ¼ inch pieces. Now, place them into a bowl of water. Cut your onion in half and then into slices. Warm your pan and add 2 cups of olive oil. Now remove your potatoes from the water and pat completely dry. Add your potatoes to the pan on medium heat. Stir occasionally. Cook for 8 minutes. Now add the onions. Cook for 5 minutes. Now transfer them onto your baking sheet using your slotted spoon. Season with salt and 1 teaspoon of pimenton. Allow to cool. Strain the oil from the pan into a metal container or heat proof container. Wipe your pan clean. Add ¼ cup olive oil to the pan on medium heat. Add the potato onion mixture to the eggs and stir to incorporate. Now add the mixture to the pan. Evenly distribute the mixture. Allow it to cook undisturbed for about 10 minutes. Sprinkle the top with pimenton. Now prepare for your flip. Remove the pan from the heat. Place a plate on top of the pan and now flip. Now cook the uncooked side in the pan for about 3 minutes on medium heat. No oil. Then transfer to a plate.

Method

Crack your eggs into your mixing bowl. Add a teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of black pepper. Whisk together. Now, peel the potatoes. Half them lengthwise if they’re big, and cut them into ¼ inch pieces. Now, place them into a bowl of water. Cut your onion in half and then into slices. Warm your pan and add 2 cups of olive oil. Now remove your potatoes from the water and pat completely dry. Add your potatoes to the pan on medium heat. Stir occasionally. Cook for 8 minutes. Now add the onions. Cook for 5 minutes. Now transfer them onto your baking sheet using your slotted spoon. Season with salt and 1 teaspoon of pimenton. Allow to cool. Strain the oil from the pan into a metal container or heat proof container. Wipe your pan clean. Add ¼ cup olive oil to the pan on medium heat. Add the potato onion mixture to the eggs and stir to incorporate. Now add the mixture to the pan. Evenly distribute the mixture. Allow it to cook undisturbed for about 10 minutes. Sprinkle the top with pimenton. Now prepare for your flip. Remove the pan from the heat. Place a plate on top of the pan and now flip. Now cook the uncooked side in the pan for about 3 minutes on medium heat. No oil. Then transfer to a plate.

Method

Crack your eggs into your mixing bowl. Add a teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of black pepper. Whisk together. Now, peel the potatoes. Half them lengthwise if they’re big, and cut them into ¼ inch pieces. Now, place them into a bowl of water. Cut your onion in half and then into slices. Warm your pan and add 2 cups of olive oil. Now remove your potatoes from the water and pat completely dry. Add your potatoes to the pan on medium heat. Stir occasionally. Cook for 8 minutes. Now add the onions. Cook for 5 minutes. Now transfer them onto your baking sheet using your slotted spoon. Season with salt and 1 teaspoon of pimenton. Allow to cool. Strain the oil from the pan into a metal container or heat proof container. Wipe your pan clean. Add ¼ cup olive oil to the pan on medium heat. Add the potato onion mixture to the eggs and stir to incorporate. Now add the mixture to the pan. Evenly distribute the mixture. Allow it to cook undisturbed for about 10 minutes. Sprinkle the top with pimenton. Now prepare for your flip. Remove the pan from the heat. Place a plate on top of the pan and now flip. Now cook the uncooked side in the pan for about 3 minutes on medium heat. No oil. Then transfer to a plate.