Photo: AI-generated illustration of the dish.
You'll need
- 6 eggs
- 600g potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- to taste salt and pepper
- to serve salad: lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes
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Eggs, potatoes, onion - dinner from almost nothing. Serves 4, about 35 minutes.
Photo: AI-generated illustration of the dish.
Method
Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add the potatoes and onion, turn the heat low and cook for about 15 minutes, turning now and then, until soft but not browned.
Beat the eggs in a big bowl with salt and pepper. Lift the potatoes and onion into the eggs and stir gently.
Pour the mixture back into the pan and cook on a low heat for about 8 minutes until the edges are set and the middle is only slightly wobbly.
Put the pan under a hot grill for 3 minutes until the top is set and golden, with no runny egg left - keep the handle out from under the grill unless it is ovenproof. Cut into wedges and serve with the salad. Cool leftovers, fridge within 2 hours and eat within 2 days.
Cool leftovers, get them into the fridge within 2 hours and eat within 2 days. It is good cold. Keep a plastic pan handle out from under the grill.
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