– Authentic Spanish Patatas Bravas Recipe –
I present to you the Authentic Spanish Patatas Bravas Recipe. This is the real deal folks, loaded with Spanish flavor and super easy to make. Patatas bravas are one of Spain´s most popular tapas dish and with one taste, you will know why. This is a very simple dish made with potatoes, brava sauce and homemade garlic aioli, yet the combination of all these flavors create and explosion of flavors.
These patatas bravas are the perfect starter to any meal or you can even serve them as a side dish next some pan-seared cod for an incredible meal. Either way you serve these patatas bravas, they will surely be a hit.
– The Secret to the Perfect Patatas Bravas –
Believe it or not the star of the dish are the potatoes, if they´re not cooked correctly, the dish just doesn´t taste the same. I like to broil my potatoes instead of frying them (which a lot of high-quality restaurants do in Spain). This gives the potatoes the perfect texture, soft in the inside with a little crisp on the outside.
Of course the brava sauce and aioli have to be spot-on as well to achieve the perfect patatas bravas. Watch the video below on how to make this Authentic Spanish Patatas Bravas Recipe or check out the recipe card below, which you can print. Salud!
Equipment I Used to Make this Recipe:
Chef´s Knife
Wood Cutting Board
Mortar & Pestle
Watch the Video Below on how to make this Authentic Spanish Patatas Bravas Recipe
Authentic Spanish Patatas Bravas Recipe
Ingredients
FOR THE POTATOES
- -2 medium yukon gold potatoes
- -1 tbsp extra virgin Spanish olive oil
- -sea salt
- -black pepper
GARLIC AIOLI
- -2 cloves garlic
- -1 egg yolk
- -1/2 tsp lemon juice
- -1/2 cup extra virgin Spanish olive oil
- -sea salt
BRAVA SAUCE
- -1 clove garlic minced
- -1/2 spanish pepper
- -1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- -1/2 cup tomato puree
- -sea salt
- -black pepper
- -white sugar
EXTRAS
- -fresh parsley
Instructions
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Peel 2 medium sized yukon gold potatoes, rinse them under cold running water and pat them completely dry, then cut each one into 4 quarters and cut each quarter into 6 evenly sized pieces and transfer into a large bowl, drizzle in a generous tablespoon of extra virgin Spanish olive oil, season with sea salt and a kiss of freshly cracked black pepper and toss together until well combined, transfer the potatoes into a baking tray lined with foil paper, make sure the potatoes are all in a single layer, add into a pre-heated oven bake/broil option at 250 C - 480 F between 22-23 minutes
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While the potatoes are cooking make the aioli and brava sauce, to make the aioli mince 2 cloves of garlic and add them to a mortar, using a pestle pound down on the garlic until you form a paste, then add 1 organic egg yolk, 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice and season with sea salt, start slowly pouring in about 1/2 cup of extra virgin Spanish olive oil while you stir everything together with the pestle, once all the oil is incorporated and you have achieved a mayonnaise like consistency (this takes between 3 to 4 minutes), cover the mortar and set aside
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To make the brava sauce finely mince 1 clove of garlic and deseed a spicy pepper and finely dice it, heat a small nonstick frying pan with a medium heat and add 1 tablespoon of extra virgin Spanish olive oil, about 1 minute later add the diced peppers and minced garlic and mix with the oil, 30 seconds later add a generous 1/4 teaspoon of smoked paprika and mix it all together, then add 1/2 cup of tomato puree and season with sea salt, freshly cracked black pepper and a kiss of white sugar, lower the fire to a low heat and mix until well combined and let it simmer until the potatoes are done
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Once the potatoes are cooked transfer them into a shallow bowl, then add the brava sauce on top of the potatoes and add a couple spoonfuls of the aioli, garnish with freshly chopped parsley, enjoy!
Recipe Notes
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Ritchie
26 . Oct . 2023Tasty but surely your other brava sauce recipe is the authentic one, the one from Madrid, without garlic or tomato.
Spain on a Fork
Those are the authentic ones in Madrid, however, in Valencia, many places serve them this way and not like they do in Madrid 🙂 Much love
26 . Oct . 2023m de soler
You remind of my days in Spain as a student .Great food, great people. I am going to try to make it. I don’t if it is going to be as good as yours
21 . Apr . 2020thank you for sharing
Spain on a Fork
Thanks for the comment 🙂 I´m sure you will rock this dish! much love
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29 . Feb . 2020Geraldine
This looks so amazing and you make it look so easy. Looking forward to making this.
09 . Feb . 2019Spain on a Fork
It’s a classic dish, thanks for the comment 🙂 much love
09 . Feb . 2019Geraldine
This looks amazing and the oven way of doing it, you make it look so easy.
09 . Feb . 2019Spain on a Fork
A lot healthier in the oven than fried, much love
09 . Feb . 2019Emma - Bake Then Eat
Those potatoes look amazing!
06 . Oct . 2018Spain on a Fork
Thank you Emma 🙂 much love
07 . Oct . 2018Rachael
Very excited to try this – I love having this tapa in Spain but I could never perfect the brava sauce or aioli at home 🙂
15 . Sep . 2018Spain on a Fork
You will love this Rachel! thanks for the comment, much love
15 . Sep . 2018