Patatas Bravas –
Traditional version

Prep to plate:  Prep: 20 mins  Cooking: 20 mins

Difficulty:

Ingredients:

• 3 large  potatoes
• 1 large tin of chopped tomatoes or passatta
• 1 medium onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tspn chilli (used dried flakes or freshly chopped)
• 1 tbspn Spanish pimentón (or paprika)
• rosemary
• olive oil
• sherry vinegar
• salt

Method:

1. Pour half the liquid from tinned tomatoes into a pan and heat to reduce and thicken.
2. Peel and chop onion and garlic and set aside.
3.  Peel and chop potatoes into cubes and fry in oil until cooked.
4. Drain on some kitchen paper and set to one side.
5. Heat some  olive oil in a pan and add chopped onion, tomatoes and garlic.
6. Add pimentón and chilli and cook.
7. Put reduced tomato juice in bowl and add a little sherry vinegar and oil and pinch of salt.
8. Liquidise the cooked tomato sauce and add the tomato juice and a drop of vinegar.
9. Heat sauce in a pan  with some chopped rosemary.
10. Transfer potatoes to serving bowl and pour tomato sauce over.
11. Add a little Ali Oli (garlic mayonnaise) at table.

Patatas Bravas –
cheeky shortcut version 🙂

Prep to plate:  Prep: 20mins  Cooking: 20 mins

Ingredients:  Same as above but exclude vinegar

Method:  Peel and fry potatoes and set to one side. Heat olive oil in a frying pan and add chopped onion, tomatoes,garlic and rosemary. Add pimentón and chilli and cook until sauce thickens.  Liquidise and return to frying pan. Reheat sauce pour over fried potatoes.