Patatas bravas recipe easy
Patatas bravas is the most popular Spanish tapa, made of crispy fried potatoes that are tossed with salsa brava or bravas sauce. It’s really the sauce that gives these potatoes the delicious slightly spicy and smoky flavor and distinguishes them from any other fried potatoes you’ll try.
Bravas sauce (salsa brava) is easy to make with a few simple pantry ingredients like extra virgin olive oil, smoked paprika, and tomato paste! Perfect for drizzling atop hot fried potatoes to make delicious patatas bravas. But you’ll find many uses for this delicious red sauce.
This popular dish is commonly served as a tapas in restaurants and bars throughout Spain.
800g pack frozen roast potatoes
3 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp frozen diced onion
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp ancho chilli flakes or crushed chillies
1 garlic clove
400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato purée
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, to drizzle
5g fresh parsley, chopped
aïoli, to serve (optional)
Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C.
Roast the potatoes on a tray for 15 mins.
Roughly chop, then return to the oven for 15 mins.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and cook the onion for 3-4 mins.
Add the rosemary, paprika, chilli and garlic; cook for 1 min.
Add the tomatoes and tomato purée.
Cook for 2-3 mins over a high heat, stirring, until reduced a little and thick.
Toss the potatoes into the sauce and put in a serving dish. Drizzle with the oil, sprinkle with the parsley and serve with the aïoli, if you like. Enjoy!!!
Wow, such easy recipe