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    Home » Breakfast | Brunch

    Patatas Bravas Recipe

    By Robyn | Published: Sep 5, 2019 | Modified: Mar 5, 2022

    TO THE RECIPE
    Spanish tapas dish patatas bravas with rosemary sprigs
    Cubes of golden crispy potatoes topped with a smokey tomato sauce and served with roasted garlic aioli. This healthier Patatas Bravas recipe is one you will be making again and again!
    baked crispy potatoes topped with bravas sauce and garlic yogurt aioli in white dish on blue tea towel
    I fell in love with tapas when we lived in Spain for a year. Ordering a number of smaller dishes and leisurely picking from them whilst sipping a cool glass of white wine or Cruzcampo beer in the hot evening sun was a wonderful way to eat. For us, new to Spanish flavours, it was also a fantastic way of trying different authentic dishes and classic flavours.

    The tapa idea is such a social way to eat too, and when we have guests over I often make tapas style spreads so everyone can help themselves to what they want, and eat as much – or little – as they like!

    angled shot of patatas bravas with spanish terracotta dish of garlic aioli behind

    Patatas Bravas is a classic tapa dish, with this version I have adjusted it slightly for our tastes (and made a few healthy tweaks!). There are 3 elements to this easy Spanish tapas recipe:
    1. Crispy potatoes
    2. Brava sauce
    3. Garlic aioli

    Crispy Potatoes

    Many Spanish restaurants fry their potatoes, but I prefer to roast them – with their skins. Keeping the skins on is not only easier (no peeling required!), but the skins go extra crispy, and are also a good source of fibre, which many of us don’t eat enough of.

    Brava Sauce

    (Salsa brava) is a simple spicy tomato sauce, flavoured with smoked paprika (which is my favourite spice, and I put it in as many dishes as I can!)

    Garlic Aioli

    Roasting the garlic with the potatoes makes it less pungent – if you want that garlic kick, leave out this step. Mixing plain Greek yogurt with mayo lightens up the aioli, and gives the sauce a slight sharpness, which I love.

    Can I Make Patatas Bravas Ahead?

    The tomato sauce and the aioli can both be made a day ahead of time. The tomato sauce can be made a couple of days ahead, but I have found the aioli starts to go a little watery if left in the fridge for 2 days.

    What can I serve with Patatas Bravas?

    You can serve it as a side dish, to meat or fish, or topped with a fried or poached egg for brunch or lunch!

    If you want to serve it as part of a tapas menu, here are a few delicious tapas recipes:

    Marinated Mushrooms

    Roasted Capsicum Pesto from Its Not Complicated Recipes – Full of Spanish flavour!

    Gambas Pil Pil from Sprinkles and Sprouts – Totally addictive prawns!

    Pan Con Tomate from Another Food Blogger – Super simple, but so delicious!

    Smokey Spanish Meatballs from Whole Food Bellies – meatballs the whole family will love!

    Can I make it Dairy Free/Vegan?

    You can use dairy free plain yogurt mixed with vegan mayo in place of the regular yogurt and mayo.

    If you are looking for more Spanish inspiration, why not have a look at my Torrijas – Spanish Style French Toas

    white bowl with patatas bravas sprinkled with fresh parsley with garlic cloves and fresh rosemary to the right

    Patatas Bravas Recipe

    Author: Robyn

    Crispy potatoes, smokey tomato sauce and healthy garlic aioli combine to make this delicious Spanish tapas dish
    4.92 from 12 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 50 mins
    Course brunch, main dish, starter
    Cuisine spanish
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 138 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Crispy oven roasted potatoes

    • 500g (1.1 lb) potatoes – keep skins on. Cut into 2 cm cubes (12-18 cubes per potato)
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • Salt and pepper
    • Couple sprigs of fresh rosemary

    Brava Sauce

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 Onion red or brown
    • 2 cloves garlic
    • 400g (14oz) Tin/can tomatoes whole plum, or diced
    • 2 tablespoons water
    • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
    • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
    • ¼ teaspoon cayenne – or splash tobasco – or more depending on who you are serving it too!

    Garlic Aioli

    • 1-2 garlic cloves unpeeled – either roast with potatoes or leave raw
    • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
    • 1 tablespoon plain Greek yogurt
    • ½ tablespoon lemon juice
    • Black pepper

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 200˚C/400˚F
    • Boil potatoes – place in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil and then boil for 10 mins, until just tender.
    • Drain, then put the lid back on the saucepan and give a little shake to rough up edges of the potatoes.
    • Tip out into roasting tin, add the unpeeled garlic cloves and fresh rosemary and drizzle with 2 tablespoon olive oil, and season with salt and black pepper. Roast for 15 minutes, then stir the potatoes and check the garlic cloves – if they are soft take them out, as they will cook quicker than the potatoes. Return the potatoes to the oven for another 30-40 minutes, until they are golden all over.
    • Meanwhile, make the sauce: Fry the onion in olive oil over a low/medium heat until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute before adding the tomatoes, water, smoked paprika, ground cumin, cayenne/tobasco, and season. Simmer gently for 15-20 minutes until thick – when you drag a spoon across the pan the juices don’t instantly fill the gap it left.
    • To make the aioli: in a bowl mix the mayo and Greek yogurt together, squeeze the roasted garlic out of the skin and beat into the yogurt mixture with the lemon juice and black pepper. Put to one side until ready to serve.
    • As soon as potatoes are ready, spoon them into heatproof dish and pour over the tomato sauce. I like to leave the garlic aioli on the side for people to add/dip into as they wish, but you could drizzle it over the top if you prefer.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 138kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 173mgPotassium: 264mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 422IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword crispy potatoes, patatas bravas, spanish tapas dish

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    Comments

    1. Chef Dennis says

      August 08, 2020 at 1:25 pm

      5 stars
      This Patatas Bravas recipe looks absolutely delicious and will surely be a new favorite in our home.

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        August 10, 2020 at 8:21 am

        Thanks Dennis!

        Reply
    2. Linda says

      August 08, 2020 at 4:29 am

      5 stars
      Yum! My husband will love this recipe. He’s all about potatoes and crispy potatoes is his weakness.

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        August 10, 2020 at 8:20 am

        You just cant go wrong with crispy potatoes!

        Reply
    3. Emily Flint says

      August 08, 2020 at 1:11 am

      5 stars
      Thank you for this recipe! I always order patatas bravas when I go to a restaurant that serves them and now I can make them at home!

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        August 10, 2020 at 8:20 am

        Hope you enjoy making them Emily!

        Reply
    4. Sue says

      August 07, 2020 at 10:04 pm

      5 stars
      I love roasted potatoes and the addition of sauce and aioli takes them over the top!

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        August 10, 2020 at 8:19 am

        It sure does Sue!

        Reply
    5. Alex says

      August 07, 2020 at 4:05 pm

      5 stars
      One of my favourite tapas ever, this does not disappoint. SO flavoursome and easy to prepare. We love it!

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        August 10, 2020 at 8:19 am

        Mine too Alex 🙂

        Reply
    6. Gavin says

      September 16, 2019 at 2:35 pm

      LOVE LOVE LOVE patata bravas – this has made the list of must things to make

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        September 16, 2019 at 3:05 pm

        Thanks Gavin! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

        Reply
    7. Andrea says

      September 15, 2019 at 8:59 pm

      This sounds like the most delicious recipe, I can’t wait to try it! Crispy potatoes on their own would have sold me- but garlic aioli too! Yes please.

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        September 16, 2019 at 2:19 pm

        Thank you Andrea – yes the garlic aioli is the perfect accompaniment to roast potatoes!

        Reply
    8. Sylvie says

      September 10, 2019 at 8:40 pm

      You had me at crispy potato, but I was 100% at the sound of garlic aioli! Such a delicious side dish, yum!

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        September 11, 2019 at 2:45 pm

        Thannkyou Sylvie, hot crispy roast potatoes and cold garlic aioli are such a beautiful pairing!

        Reply
    9. Sally says

      September 10, 2019 at 7:03 pm

      I love Spanish flavours and agree that smoked paprika is a wonderful spice. Need a plate of these for dinner I think!

      Reply
      • Robyn says

        September 11, 2019 at 2:44 pm

        Thanks Sally!

        Reply

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    Hi! I'm Robyn, a toddler mum with a passion for all things food! Having moved internationally 7 times in the past 12 years I have developed a love of making international recipes into family friendly ones you can make in your own home, with local ingredients; wherever you live!

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