Mini Spanish Tortilla Bites
All the flavour of a Spanish potato omelette, made easy for kids: soft potato and a little onion in egg, baked in a muffin tin. No flipping, and just as good cold the next day.
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Ingredients
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Steps
Cook the potatoes
Heat the oil in a medium (24 cm) frying pan over medium-low heat. Add the potatoes and onion and cook gently, stirring now and then, for about 15 minutes until soft but not browned.
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 400 g potatoes
- ½ onion
✅ Done when: potatoes are soft when pierced, not crispy or browned
Heat the oven
Heat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Grease all 12 holes of a muffin tin well so the bites come out easily.
- 1 tsp olive oil, for greasing
✅ Done when: oven is fully preheated to 180 °C (350 °F) and all 12 holes are evenly coated with oil
Mix with the eggs
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Fill and bake
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Cool and pack
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Cook the potatoes
Heat the oil in a medium (24 cm) frying pan over medium-low heat. Add the potatoes and onion and cook gently, stirring now and then, for about 15 minutes until soft but not browned.
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 400 g potatoes
- ½ onion
✅ Done when: potatoes are soft when pierced, not crispy or browned
Heat the oven
Heat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Grease all 12 holes of a muffin tin well so the bites come out easily.
- 1 tsp olive oil, for greasing
✅ Done when: oven is fully preheated to 180 °C (350 °F) and all 12 holes are evenly coated with oil
Mix with the eggs
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Fill and bake
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Cool and pack
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The Story Behind the Dish
The tortilla de patatas, Spain's potato omelette, appears in records from the 1800s and is now eaten everywhere in the country: in bars as a tapa, at home for dinner and in sandwiches on picnics. Spaniards still argue about whether it should have onion.
In Spain it's a classic for school trips and beach days because it's delicious cold. Baking it in small portions skips the scary flip and makes perfect lunchbox bites.
⭐ Why It's Famous
It's one of Spain's national dishes and a must on every tapas bar counter.
💡 Fun Fact
The debate 'con cebolla o sin cebolla' (with or without onion) is one of Spain's favourite food arguments.
Spain
40.42°N, -3.70°W
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