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Frankfurter and red pepper tortilla

During the summer in Hungarylecsóis one of most popular dishes, which is sautéed onion, pepper and tomatoes (similar toratatouille). It's sometimes cooked withvirsli(frankfurter) and/or beaten eggs are stirred into it at the end. The frankfurter version is very popular with families because kids just love it. However, it's not a very photogenic dish so I made it into an omelette - well, more like a Spanish-style tortilla.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 3 people
Cuisine: Mid&East European
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 onion
  • 1 Romano pepper
  • 1 chilli pepper optional
  • 4 frankfurters
  • 2 ripe tomatoes or a handful of cherry tomatoes
  • 3 slices of sundried-tomatoes from a jar optional
  • 5 eggs lightly beaten
  • sweet paprika
  • salt & pepper

Method
 

  1. Thinly slice the onion. Slice the pepper into rings. Roughly chop the tomatoes.
  2. Heat a spoonful of vegetable oil in a frying pan, then gently sauté the onion and pepper for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes (and chilli if used).
  3. Cut the frankfurters into 1cm lengths, add these to the vegetables with a couple of pinches of paprika.
  4. When the tomatoes have released their juices, pour in the beaten eggs, allowing the mix to spread out evenly.
  5. Cook over low heat for about 10 minutes, until the egg sets. You can put a lid on for the top to cook through properly, or finish it off under the grill until the top is golden.
  6. Serve with paprika (or chilli powder) sprinkled over it and with crusty bread on the side.