Crispy patatas bravas

Name: Crispy patatas bravas
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 pc onion; 3 cloves garlic; 1 tin peeled tomatoes; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 teaspoon sweet paprika; 0.5 teaspoon hot paprika; 150 ml water; 1 tablespoon wine vinegar; 1 teaspoon sugar; salt; ground pepper; 1 kg potatoes; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1.5 l water; 1 teaspoon salt; mayonnaise; parsley

Jakub SýkoraFriedSpanish Cuisine x se líbilo

Patatas bravas are crispy roasted potatoes topped with a spicy tomato sauce, just like the ones served in tapas bars across Spain. You cook the sauce from onion, garlic, sweet and hot paprika and tomatoes, then blend it smooth. The potatoes are first parboiled, tossed in oil with starch and roasted until golden. You spoon the sauce over the hot potatoes, add mayonnaise and scatter parsley on top.

Příprava: 20min

Vaření: 40min

CELKOVÝ ČAS: 1h

Step by step process

Spicy sauce

1
For the patatas bravas, finely chop the onion and crush the garlic. They will release their aroma quickly once they hit the pan.
2
Heat the olive oil in a pan. Cook the onion gently for 5 minutes until it turns translucent, then add the crushed garlic.
3
Stir in both paprikas and the tomato paste, then let them toast briefly until fragrant. Pour in the peeled tomatoes and a splash of water right away.
4
Simmer the sauce for 15 minutes until it thickens. Season with wine vinegar, a pinch of sugar, salt and pepper, then blend it smooth.

Potatoes

5
Peel the potatoes and cut them into large cubes. Drop them into salted water and boil for 5 minutes, so the surface softens while the center stays firm.
6
Drain the water. Let the potatoes dry off, then toss them with olive oil and cornstarch, which gives them their crunch.
7
Spread the cubes on a baking tray in a single layer so they do not touch. Roast for about 30 minutes until golden, turning them halfway through.

Serving

8
Divide the hot potatoes among plates. Spoon the spicy sauce generously over them and add a dollop of mayonnaise.
9
Scatter chopped parsley on top and serve straight away, while the potatoes are still crisp.