Are you a creative mom or wife trying to cook something really creative for your family instead of ordering it from some restaurant? Of course if you’re here, you definitely are. I have a simple Spanish recipe to serve for your lunch or dinner. It is cooked using simple ingredients for which you don’t have to go out to collect stuff. Just take out your vegetable baskets, pick some potatoes and dice them. Serve with brava sauce, I’m pretty sure you are going to love it.
Let’s dive into the recipe and you can also watch a video which I recorded here for this recipe.
Difficulty
Medium
Prep time
5 minutes
Cooking time
25 minutes
Total time
30 minutes
Servings
2 Persons
Ingredients
3 large Potatoes
3 tablespoons Vegetable oil
3 Garlic cloves (chopped)
5 tablespoons Tomato paste
1 tablespoon Hot sauce
1 tablespoon Vinegar
1 Chicken cube
½ teaspoon Cayenne powder
1 teaspoon Paprika powder
1 teaspoon Garlic powder
2 teaspoon Salt
50 grams Coriander (chopped)
25 grams Parmesan cheese (shredded)
50 grams Mozzarella cheese (shredded)
50 grams Cheddar cheese (shredded)
How to Make Patatas Bravas Recipe
Cutting & Chopping: Take 3 large sized potatoes, wash them & peel. Cut them into almost 2 cm chunks. Take water in a bowl, add 1 ½ teaspoon salt and dip potato chunks in the water. Take 3 garlic cloves and 50 grams coriander, chop finely and keep them aside for later use.
Boiling potato chunks: Add potato chunks in a pan along with water and boil them 80 percent.
frying boiled potato chunks: Take 1 tablespoon of oil and add boiled potato chunks in it. Fry them until the potato becomes 100 percent tender and golden brown.
Brava Sauce Making (Phase-1): In a pan take 2 tablespoons of oil, heat it and add chopped garlic in it. Fry until golden brown and have a good aroma. Add 5 tablespoons tomato sauce and 1 cup water. Cook for 2 minutes.
Brava Sauce Making (Phase-2): Time to add 1 chicken cube, ½ teaspoon cayenne powder, 1 teaspoon paprika powder, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 tablespoon hot sauce and mix it all well. Cover and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Brava sauce is ready!
Assembling: Once sauce and potatoes are ready, take a bowl or any platter and spread brava sauce, next give a layer of potatoes and finally coat again with brava sauce again all over potatoes. Grate 50 grams of cheddar and 50 grams of Mozzarella cheese. Bake it or microwave it for 3 minutes until the cheese gets settled and melted. Garnish with little brava sauce, 25 grams Parmesan cheese and coriander.
Patatas Bravas are ready to serve and eat. Enjoy!
Pro Tips
- Cheese is optional, if you’re not a cheese lover you can skip it.
- Adjust spices according to your taste.
