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Served with a spicy sauce. This is one of the most popular tapas in Spain no matter where you go. These should be crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside smothered in a spicy brava sauce. Are you ready to learn how to make this patatas bravas recipe? Let’s get started!
What You Need For This Recipe
So, what do you need to make this recipe? You only need a limited number of ingredients. Put the following ingredients on your grocery shopping list and have them ready when you start:
- Potatoes – use a potato that is high in starch like a russet or Yukon gold
- Olive oil – used to boil the potatoes
- Salt
- Sauce – drizzle with bravas sauce
Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.
How To Make The Best Patatas Bravas
- To make the perfect crunchy Spanish potatoes you start with the potatoes. I use a starchy potato. Peel the potato and wash it thoroughly in cold water to get the starch off the outside.
- Cut the potatoes into cubes e.g. you can cut a potato in half and cut the halved potato into 8 cubes. Take a kitchen towel and dry the potato cubes.
- Heat a skillet with olive oil until 200℉/100℃. Put the potatoes in the skillet. The potatoes should be covered with oil. Boil the potatoes for 7-8 minutes.
- The olive oil should not be hotter at this point as you want to boil the potatoes not yet fry them. After 7-8 minutes take them out of the pan on a paper towel.
- Let them cool for 10 minutes. I fried the potatoes in a small pan so it took me two batches to first boil the potatoes.
- Now increase the heat to about 300℉/150℃ and fry your patatas bravas until golden this also takes about 7 minutes. Turn if necessary.
- Take them out of the pan and let them drain on a paper towel. Fry your second batch.
- Put your patatas brava on a plate and add some brava sauce or aioli and your tapas is ready.
Tasty Spanish Tapas Recipe
Just imagine sitting outside in the sun in front of a local bar anywhere in Spain. It is late afternoon and you are enjoying a glass of wine or a small cañas (beer).
Not yet time for dinner but you would like something to eat with your drink. What do you take? No peanuts or potato chips here.
You go inside and find a wide variety of small tasty tapas dishes. One that has to be on your table is this classic patatas bravas tapas together with Spanish tortillas.
It may look like fries but there is more to it. You do not just deep fry your bravas. With the spicy brava sauce it is a great snack that will bridge the gap between lunch and dinner.
What Are Patatas Bravas?
You might be wondering what are patatas bravas. The answer is easy patatas bravas are the best fried Spanish potatoes you ever tasted in your life.
You can eat it with a spicy brava sauce or garlic aioli. These are also known as patatas a la brava or papas bravas.
With this recipe, you do not need a lot of ingredients or fancy toppings. You will be surprised at how easy this recipe is to make.
More Tapas Recipes
If you like this classic tapa recipe you will love these recipes as well. Take a look:
- Spanish tortilla – the traditional Spanish tortilla is another classic tapas recipe
- Tapas – see what you can do with Spanish tortilla
- Tortillitas camerones – delicious fried shrimp cakes
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Patatas Bravas
Make delicious Spanish potatoes because these patatas bravas are crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. The perfect afternoon snack.
Ingredients
- 4 medium potatoes
- 2 cups olive oil
- Pinch of salt to taste
Instructions
- Peel the potato and wash them with cold water to get the starch off
- Cut the potatoes in cubes (about 12 cubes per potato). Take a kitchen towel and dry the potato cubes
- Heat a skillet with olive oil until 200℉/100℃. Put about half of the potatoes in the skillet. The potatoes should be covered with oil
- Boil the potatoes for 7-8 minutes if they start frying reduce the heat (note 1)
- Take the patatas out of the skillet after 7-8 minutes and put them on a paper towel
- Let the potatoes cool for 10 minutes
- Increase the heat to 300℉/150℃ and fry your patatas bravas until golden (turn regularly). This also takes about 7 minutes.
- Take the patatas out of the pan and let them drain on a paper towel.
- Your tapas is ready to serve
Notes
Note 1 - The olive oil should not be hotter at this point as you want to boil the potatoes not yet fry them.
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Nutrition facts
Calories: 404; Fat: 14g; Carbs: 66g; Protein: 7g;
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