Blood Sausage and Caramelized Apple Frittata

If you're looking for a quick, impressive dinner, frittata is always a great option. Today's recipe from Virginia, from Sweet&Sour, is an original and delicious combination: black pudding and caramelized apple frittata. Don't miss it because you're going to love it!

A frittata is nothing more than an omelet, with almost anything you like, which is finished in the oven instead of being flipped to cook on both sides. This way of making omelets comes from Italy, but today we're bringing you a very Spanish frittata, because we're going to make it with rice black pudding and a fruit that goes perfectly with it, reineta apples, which we'll caramelize beforehand without any added sugar.

You have to try the result of this combination: exquisite, with a contrast of flavors and textures. And as you can see, the presentation is much more special than a traditional omelet, since the color of the black pudding usually makes it look somewhat dark and not very appetizing.

The final baking in the oven does two things. On the one hand, it gives a beautiful presentation, because we don't have to keep flipping the frittata to finish it, and it also makes it extraordinarily juicy, because it's ready in just 5 minutes in the oven.

Round acacia wood board by Kitchen Craft, porcelain bowls and plates, Le Creuset skillet pan, Mediterránea recycled glass tumblers and carbon steel knife with boxwood handle by Pallarès.

I made it with my Le Creuset skillet, cast iron, which is wonderful for these preparations that go from the stovetop to the oven. Since, despite not having a nonstick coating, when it reaches such high temperatures, it perfectly sears the food and it does not stick at all. You take out your frittata once it is cooked, as if it were a nonstick pan, as you can see in the image, but since it is made entirely of iron, you do not have to worry about the handle or the nonstick coating getting damaged in the oven.

Let's get to the recipe, which couldn't be simpler, and you'll have it ready in no time:

Ingredients (for a skillet of 23-26cm, 8 servings)

• 6-7 eggs (L), preferably from happy hens*
• 250gr of crumbled rice black pudding
• 1 sweet onion, cut brunoise
• Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 knob of butter
• 1 large reineta apple, peeled, cored, and cut into wedges
• Parsley for sprinkling
• Salt and pepper to taste

*I used eggs from a friend's hens, which, as you can see, give an extraordinary yellow color thanks to their diet.

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC, top and bottom heat.
2. Put a knob of butter in a nonstick skillet and while the butter melts, peel, core, and cut the apple into wedges.
3. Once the butter has melted, and over medium-high heat, brown the wedges on both sides, until they are soft (but be careful, not mushy!). Keep in mind that the apple will only be in the oven for about 5 minutes, and in addition to being browned, it needs to be tender, but it has to keep its shape. Set aside.
4. Put our Le Creuset skillet over medium-high heat with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, and when it has heated up, sauté the onion, which we will have previously cut into small cubes (brunoise).
5. Meanwhile, peel the black pudding and crumble it. When the onion is translucent, add the crumbled black pudding to the skillet and stir it around a few times.
6. In a bowl beat the eggs as you would for an omelet, and when we have the black pudding sautéed with the onion, add them to the skillet, spreading the filling evenly with the egg over the whole surface. Let it cook.
7. When we see that the omelet is beginning to set, about 4 or 5 minutes, place the apple wedges on top.
8. Take our frittata to the oven and leave it for another 5 minutes or so, until we see that the omelet is set on the surface. Be careful, because with the heat from the Le Creuset skillet it keeps cooking outside the oven, and we don't want it to dry out.
9. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve immediately with a bowl of salad.

Le Creuset skillet pan and Round acacia wood board by Kitchen Craft.

This frittata is ideal for a quick dinner, or to serve at an informal snack-style meal, like pintxos.

Enjoy.

Virginia