Potato Omelette (Maacouda Bil Batata)
Recipe: #8960
April 12, 2013
Categories: Side Dishes, Snacks, Eggs, Appetizers, African, Brunch, Picnic, Potluck, Vegetarian, Spicy, Vegetarian Dinner, more
"From North African Cooking by Hilaire Walden. Serve it as a substantial snack, or a light lunch accompanied by a green salad. It is good eaten cold as well as warm, and makes a wonderful picnic food."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (177.7 g)
- Calories 372.1
- Total Fat - 30.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.1 g
- Cholesterol - 205.4 mg
- Sodium - 1157.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 4.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.8 g
- Sugars - 1.4 g
- Protein - 19.8 g
- Calcium - 51.4 mg
- Iron - 2.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 14.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling water until tender.
Step 2
Meanwhile, heat 2 tbsp oil in a frying pan and fry the onion, until soft and lightly browned.
Step 3
Stir in the garlic and cook, stirring until fragrant.
Step 4
Drain the potatoes and return to the saucepan.
Step 5
Over low heat, mash the potatoes, then stir in the onions and garlic. Remove from heat.
Step 6
In a mixing bowl, lightly whisk the eggs with the harissa, herbs and salt. Gradually beat the egg mixture into the potatoes.
Step 7
Heat the remaining oil in a large heavy frying pan, add the egg and potato mixture and cook over a very low heat until the bottom has set.
Step 8
Brown the top under a hot broiler.
Tips
No special items needed.