Shopping list for the sauce
1 small red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons olive oil
225g tomato pulp, canned
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 teaspoons sweet paprika (pimenton)
good pinch of chili flakes (to taste)
pinch of sugar
fresh parsley, to garnish the sauce
and for the potatoes
500g waxy baby potatoes
1 L vegetable oil, to deep fry in
A favorite dish of the Pieten is Patatas Bravas, fried potato cubes with a spicy tomato sauce. The potato cubes taste like Dutch fries, the monsters find those very tasty! This dish is called patatas bravas which basically means are you brave enough to eat these potatoes in spicy sauce?
Not the monsters (yet), but the Pieten certainly are! Watch them jump over the rooftops, they are really very brave! We give the sauce on the side instead of over the potatoes ;)) so we can all enjoy the dish!
How to make Spanish Patatas Bravas
Start by preparing the potaoes
Peel the potatoes.
Wash and dry the potatoes.
Cut into cubes of 2x2cm.
Bring the potatoes to the boil.
Turn the heat to low when boiling.
Let simmer gently for 10-12 minutes.
Drain the potatoes.
Allow the potato cubes to cool completely, set aside until dinner time
How to make the spicy tomato sauce
Chop the onion and garlic.
Fry until soft in the oil.
Add pulp, puree, paprika, chili and sugar.
Allow the sauce to cool.
When the tomato sauce is at room temperature, put it in the refrigerator and let it sit until dinner time
Heat the vegetable oil to 180°C and slide the potato cubes in.
Fry the pre-cooked cubes golden in approximately 7-8 minutes.
Spoon the saus over the potatoers for the brave and garnish with fresh parsley, or serve the sauce on the side but do not forget the parsley!