Patatas Brava

kenk's Note:

A well known tapas (small dish served in bars). We live in Spain so often enjoy this snack.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch chunks
• salt

Aioli Sauce

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 4 cloves garlic (mashed to a paste or put through a garlic press)

Tomato Sauce

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons onions, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon parsley, minced
• dried red chili peppers, seeded and crumbled or 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 dash Tabasco sauce
• bay leaf
• 1/8 teaspoon sugar
• salt
• pepper, freshly ground

Directions:

1. Grease a roasting pan and arrange the potatoes in one layer.
2. Brush with olive oil,sprinkle with salt and bake at 375 for about 45 minutes or until golden brown.
3. Prepare the tomato sauce by heating the oil in a new skillet. Saute the onions and garlic until the onion is wilted.
4. Add the tomatoes and saute for another few minutes Stir in the tomato paste,wine water, parsley,chili pepper,Tabasco, bay leaf,sugar salt and pepper.
5. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
6. Strain.
7. The sauce should should not be too thick-thin with water if necessary To serve, arrange the potatoes in a bowl or on the dish.
8. Spoon on several tablespoons of the tomato sauce , then if you wish 3 or 4 tablespoons of the aioli.
9. Generally we eat either the potatoes with only the tomato sauce or a separate dish potatoes aioli with just the aioli sauce.

Reviews

[Samuel Holden]

Great...I've been looking for a decent bravas recipe for ages!!!

[Tea Girl]

This is exactly what I was looking for. I enjoy this dish quite often at our local tapas place, and this taste and looked exactly like as it does there. It wasn't that hard to make either, which is nice. I will be making this again now I know the secret to the amazing sauce.