Comfort Food!

I made this last night and it was so yummy!  I got the basic recipe/idea from watching Lydia's Italy on PBS.  I don't remember what she called it, but basically, it's fried cheese with potatoes and onions.  She has this in her restaurant and breaks an egg in it as a brunchy kind of dish.  I didn't do the egg part.  She also uses a different kind of cheese, but I don't remember what kind, except it's cow cheese.  Here is my disclaimer***This is NOT very healthy for you, but it tastes really stupid good.

Ingredients

• 2 medium size red potatoes (or whatever potato you have...1 russet would work)
• 1/2 yellow onion
• 1 T vegetable/canola oil
• Salt to taste (I like a salty potato taste, but the cheese also adds salty flavor)
• Shredded/sliced mozarella cheese

Directions

1. Heat oil in pan over medium high heat.
2. Slice potatos lengthwise, and then slice thinly (you could use a mandolin slicer for this) and add to hot oil.  Cook, stirring occasionally until they begin to soften.
3. As potatoes cook, slice thin half circles of onion.  Once potatoes are partially cooked, and beginning to brown a bit, add the onions to the pan.  Salt generously (1/2 - 1 t maybe).
4. When veggies are slightly caramelized, remove them from the pan and wipe the pan out.  A nonstick pan works best here.
5. Adjust heat to medium.  Cover the bottom of the pan with a layer of cheese.  Spoon potatoes and onions over the cheese.  Create a top layer of cheese over the veggies.
6. When the bottom layer of cheese has browned to your liking, flip the entire thing over like a big pancake.  Cook until the cheese has browned.  Slide out of the pan and serve immediately.  OH YUMMITY YUM.