750g waxy potatoes
6 tbsp olive oil
For the sauce:
1 onion
2 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves
3 tbsp dry sherry
400g canned chopped tomatoes
1 tsp chili flakes
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp salt
Prep: 1 hour – Serves 6 as tapas – Easy
Preheat the oven to 200C.
Peel the potatoes and cut into rough 2cm cubes.
Put the potatoes in a roasting tray with 4 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt. Bake for about 45 minutes until crisp and golden, turning them a few times. Midway through the baking, after about 20 minutes, take out the tin out, give the potatoes a shake and drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
While the potatoes are baking, prepare the sauce: finely chop the onion and fry in a saucepan with one tablespoon of olive oil for 5 minutes. Peel and crush the garlic clove, add to the onions and fry for another minute.
Add the sherry and wait for it to bubble. Then add the chopped tomatoes, the chili flakes, smoked paprika, red wine vinegar, sugar and salt. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, until it forms a thick sauce.
Take off the heat and blend with a hand blender until smooth.
Serve the patatas bravas drizzled with tomato sauce.
TIPS:
• If you have any leftover sauce, you can make amazing baked eggs the next day for breakfast: put a generous tablespoon of sauce into a ramequin, top with a teaspoon of crème fraîche, crack an egg on top, and season with salt and pepper. Place the ramequin into a baking dish, half-filled with water and bake in a 180°C oven for 12 minutes.
• To be honest, the potatoes taste even better the next day as they become more crispy when twice-baked… Put any leftovers into a roasting tin and drizzle with a bit of olive oil. Put into a 180°C oven for about 20 minutes until they’ve crispened up.
• This sauce also tastes really nice with grilled fish or meat.
These look so good. I love spanish food so will definitely have to try these out!