Frittatas
- 1 large leek, white part only, cut in quarters lengthwise
- 1 tablespoon butter or light olive oil or a combination, or more if needed
- 1/4 large red or green bell pepper, cut into strips
- 2 large eggs
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 thin slice prosciutto or country
- or Serrano ham, cut into strips
- 1 cooked new potato, sliced
- Freshly grated Parmesan
- Put the leek pieces in your nonstick omelet or cast-iron pan, and barely cover with water.
- Bring to a boil, and cook until the water has evaporated, about 5 minutes.
- Push aside, trying to keep the leek quarters intact, add the butter or oil to the pan, and lay in the pepper strips.
- Cook another few minutes, then remove to a plate with a spatula.
- Crack the eggs into a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and mix well with a fork.
- Set the pan over low heat, adding just a little more fat if needed, and pour the eggs in.
- Now arrange the leeks and peppers and ham strips in spokes, and tuck slices of potato in between.
- Add a little more salt and pepper, and cook, covered, very slowly for 810 minutes, until set but still a little runny on top.
- Grate a light coating of Parmesan over it, and slip under a preheated broiler just long enough to solidify the eggs and brown lightly.
- I like to use vegetables that can be arranged in a spoke pattern.
- Asparagus and a slim zucchini quartered lengthwise are good, as well as different colors of bell pepper, but you dont have to let the aesthetics dictate.
- Small cooked artichoke hearts are wonderful with potatoes hereof course with some scallion or onionbut they will take longer in the initial cooking, 1520 minutes.
- You can cook your potato along with the artichokes, if you prefer.
- And mushrooms are a delight, particularly if you have some attractive wild varieties, like golden chanterelles.
- The potato I feel is almost a must; it gives substance to the dish and, along with the Serrano ham, if you happen to have that, a distinctly Spanish accenta delicious, attractive meal all in one.
only, butter, red, eggs, salt, thin slice, serrano ham, potato, parmesan
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/frittatas-378393 (may not work)