Patatas Bravas
Spanish fried potatoes with a spicy tomato sauce ❤️
Ingredients
- 6 medium sized potatoes, cut into equal sized wedges
- Oil for Frying the Potatoes
- EVOO
- 1 onion, chopped
- ½ red pepper, inside pith (white parts) removed and chopped
- 1 roma tomato, chopped
- 1 rehydrated ancho chile pepper, inside pith and seeds removed and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped
- 1 TBS paprika
- 2 TBS red wine vinegar
- 2 TBS all purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken stock
- Sea salt, for seasoning generously
Instructions
Potatoes
- Take the potatoes out of the water and pat dry with a towel. Note: you want to remove any excess moisture from the potatoes before frying.
- In a large sauce, add your oil and heat to medium. Note: you want about two inches of oil in your pan.
- Test the oil temperature with one potato wedge. If the potato sizzles, dump the remaining potatoes into the oil.
- Fry the potatoes until fork tender.
- Remove from the oil and place on paper towels to remove excess oil.
- After the potatoes rest for about 20 minutes, place back into medium high heat oil to create the crispy exterior.
- When the potatoes are golden brown, remove from the oil and place on paper towels to remove the excess oil. Salt the potatoes generously while they're hot.
Spicy Tomato Sauce
- Heat 2 TBS of EVOO in a medium sized saucepan.
- Once the EVOO is hot, add the onion, red pepper, tomato, chile pepper and garlic and saute for ~10 minutes or until the onions are translucent. Don't forget to season with salt.
- Add the paprika and combine together for 2-3 minutes. Now the vinegar and stir together with the other ingredients. After 2-3 minutes, add the flour and stir it into the other ingredients. Let the flour cook for a few minutes, ~3-4 minutes to cook the rawness out of it.
- Add the chicken stock and simmer for 20 minutes or until the sauce is reduced.
- Once reduced, blend until smooth.
Preparing the Patatas Bravas
- Add the fried potatoes to a plate or bowl and top with the spicy tomato sauce. Enjoy and cheers 🥂
