Patatas Bravas

Patatas Bravas is essentially crispy fried potatoes with a spicy tomato sauce. Lucky for us, leftover roasties are perfect for this dish.

Ingredients Download recipe

• Around 800g leftover roasties or boiled potatoes, chopped into 2cm cubes

• 1 onion, finely chopped

• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

• 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes

• 1 tablespoon tomato puree

• 2 teaspoons sweet or smoked paprika

• Chilli powder (as much or as little as you like)

• Pinch of sugar

• Fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

• 4 tablespoons olive oil

Method

1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and fry onion for 5 minutes until soft and golden.

2. Add garlic and fry for another 1-2 minutes.

3. Mix in chopped tomatoes, puree, paprika, chilli powder and sugar, then simmer for 10 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste.

4. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a large frying pan and add potatoes and fry until crispy, stirring continuously. You may need to do this in batches if the pan is crowded, and add a more oil if necessary.

To serve

Serve potatoes in a bowl topped with spicy tomato sauce. Sprinkle fresh parsley on top, if you like.

For something different, add chopped chorizo to the potatoes while they’re crisping, or try adding a fried egg on top when you serve.

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