Pro Chef Reacts.. To Vincenzo's PERFECT SPANISH OMELETTE! (Tortilla Española)


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We are reviewing Vincenzo’s plate’s Spanish Omelette which is called here a Tortilla Española o Tortilla de Patatas.

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  1. R N
    R N says:

    I watch a channel called "Spain on a Plate" he is awesome as well. I am so glad that there are so many people sharing their cuisine and culture here on YouTube. Y'all bring so much positivity and happiness to a world that can seem so dark and chaotic at times.

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  2. H F
    H F says:

    Hi Chef James,

    I like my tortilla with onions cooked less done but that is my preference. I bet the various versions and done-ness transcends the spectrum of our tastebuds. Would using different frying pans help? Such as a flatter pan help with the flipping but still get the round borders?

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  3. Sherudons
    Sherudons says:

    I make small ones like this once and a while for breakfast, and I like it a little burned myself, the extra burned flavour give it a little more than just potato's and onion, never made one this large but I might tomorrow morning, or day after…

    Was just thinking what to make to dump some of my potato's before going shopping.

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  4. d kurt
    d kurt says:

    Can you make video guide about sauté onions garlic properly maybe dumb request but sometimes it just boils then you add heat burns or some other very basics stuff it would be interesting i don't know why but somehow i always fuck up onions it never looks same as any video anything

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  5. Xantrias
    Xantrias says:

    My girlfriend and I watch cooking videos on a regular basis. You are by far el más simpático de todos AND you give great advice. We love your channel and we will try your croquetas de setas next. We tried a lot of different croquetas in Galicia and loved them. Maybe we have found a winner with your recipe. =)
    And btw, you have far, far to few views for the high quality content you create! Keep going though, I hope you get the recognition you deserve very soon!

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  6. Mikeb baf
    Mikeb baf says:

    Hola chef, another great reaction, and we learn a lot from your comments! I have a question for you about the olive oil, how come this Italian olive oil is so yellow in colour? They say that it is extra virgin, although by the colour it looks more like a sunflower oil! The consistency looks right though. In fact , when i was in Spain i also noticed some olive oils that were brown/yellow, and it was very surprising for a Greek guy like me, our extra virgin olive oil is always that deep green color here. Is it a matter of the type of olives used to make it? Muchas gracias!

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  7. MrAnimeMilitary
    MrAnimeMilitary says:

    As a Filipino with some Spanish blood running through my veins, I am glad I subscribed to your channel. I am looking forward to the day you will do your Pote Gallego video and it will be the the 1st one on YoiTube in English for as far as I know they are all in Spanish. Sadly I do not speak Spanish for I was never taught the language.

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  8. Brahm Payton
    Brahm Payton says:

    As always excellent analysis. Also totally agree about caramelizing the onions, if you are going to take the time to make this dish, take the time to do that.

    I also thought "I bet this guy also has a Patatas Bravas video"….. Oh look, he does! Watching that next.

    Barcelona is a wonderful city. I hope i run into you by accident there.

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  9. angels herrero
    angels herrero says:

    It’s amazing how both, our language and food, is “assassinated” by “well meaning” foreign cooks. I am in my 80’s and pure breed Spanish and have never heard so much “complicated efforts” to make a SIMPLE tortilla espanola; love you for trying, though…

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  10. Theron Shadowstorm
    Theron Shadowstorm says:

    Man this reminds me way back in highschool in the 90's I saw a recipe for this in Spanish textbook. What I made, was just plain terrible. Not only was I a lousy cook in highschool, I think I translated the recipe badly and failed to follow instructions correctly. I'm also a big fan of cast iron/carbon steel as I feel they are so much safer than using any sort of non-stick cookware. That said, I would always keep at least one nonstick cookware in the house because to many egg recipes would be an absolute pain to do in anything but nonstick.

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  11. Madger Bole
    Madger Bole says:

    I find non stick pans both teflon and ceramic very easy to scatch, even if I use silicone spatula, one time I noticed on a fresh pan it got scratched by stiring freshly cracked pepper into my vegetables, maybe I just need a more quality ones? Not sure..

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  12. w2gMk
    w2gMk says:

    I'd so love this much more than the "spanish omelette" from the casinos here in Nevada where its litterally scrambled eggs with mexican chorizo and white cheese.

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  13. Pritpaul Phul
    Pritpaul Phul says:

    Question for you. Olive oil is quite expensive where I live and I could not use as much as they did affordably. Would I be able to use an air fryer for a similar result? Alternatively, could I parboil the potato, let it cool, then air fry? As well, what temperature do you recommend the oil be for the potato? Air fryer (if applicable). Thank you in advance

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  14. Eltanin
    Eltanin says:

    I've watched Juan Carlos' tortilla video after watching yours and I loved them both. As you pointed out there isn't just one way to cook the tortilla so I'll probably give Omar Allibhoy's "Tortilla de patata sin freir" a try. The only thing that surprised me with Juan Carlos was the colander: my father always uses a skimmer to take the potatoes out of the pan and lets the oil cool down before pouring it into a "grasera".

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