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Froutalia
Omelette with potatoes and sausage
Froutalia: Andros farmhouse omelette with fried potatoes and pork sausage
On Andros and Tinos, froutalia is the thick, golden omelette farm families ate after a morning in the fields: potatoes and local pork sausage fried in a deep pan, then bound with eggs and a little cheese and cooked until set right through. It is cut in wedges like a Spanish tortilla and eaten hot or cold, with bread and a tomato and cucumber salad, at any time of day. On the island it is made with louza or a smoked pork sausage seasoned with fennel; any good coarse pork sausage works. Common mistake: adding the eggs while the potatoes are still hard; they never soften once the eggs set. Chef's tip: flip it onto a plate halfway so both sides brown evenly.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 1 ⅛ lb potatoespeeled, cut into 1.5 cm cubes
- 9 oz coarse pork sausageskinned and sliced, or smoked pork sausage
- 7 eggs
- 1 ¾ oz graviera or kefalotyrigrated
- ⅛ oz fresh mintchopped
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
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Method
0/6 doneStep 2: Add 9 oz coarse pork sausage and fry for 6–8 minutes more, until browned all over and cooked through: no pink inside and at least 160°F in the centre of a piece.
8 minStep 3: Beat 7 eggs with 1 ¾ oz graviera or kefalotyri, ⅛ oz fresh mint, ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper. Pour over the potatoes and sausage and stir gently once so the egg runs down to the bottom.
1 minStep 4: Turn the heat to low and cook for 6–8 minutes, until the edges are set and the top is still a little wet.
8 minStep 5: Slide onto a plate, flip back into the pan and cook for 3–4 minutes more, until the egg is fully set in the middle.
4 minStep 6: Rest for 3 minutes and cut into wedges.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 530 kcal
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbs
- 23 g
- Fat
- 38 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does froutalia take?
- About 50 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 35 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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