Patatas Bravas

Name: Patatas Bravas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 1kg waxy potatoes, cubed; vegetable oil for deep frying; 400g crushed tomatoes; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp cayenne; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp sugar; aioli to serve

Crispy fried potatoes with both a spicy tomato salsa brava and aioli, Spain's favourite tapa. Frying the potatoes twice, once at a lower temperature and again hot and fast, gives them their signature crisp shell and fluffy centre.

Total time

35 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Spanish

vegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

1kgwaxy potatoes, cubed

vegetable oilfor deep frying

400gcrushed tomatoes

1 tspsmoked paprika

1 tspcayenne

2 clovesgarlic

2 tbspolive oil

1 tspsugar

aiolito serve

Instructions

Double-fry potatoes: fry at 150°C for 6 minutes, drain. Fry again at 190°C for 3 minutes.

Season with salt immediately.

Make salsa brava: fry garlic, add tomatoes, paprika, cayenne and sugar. Simmer 15 minutes.

Serve potatoes with salsa brava drizzled over and aioli on the side.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

281

Protein

6.2g

Fat

7.4g

Carbs

48.6g

Fiber

7.1g

Sodium

21mg

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