Smashed Crispy Potato Patatas Bravas

Name: Smashed Crispy Potato Patatas Bravas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 62 min
Total time: 72 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 700 g Baby potatoes or small new potatoes; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 25 g Butter; 2 Garlic cloves; 2 sprig Rosemary; Salt; Freshly cracked black pepper; 1 tbsp Olive oil; 1 Shallot; 2 Garlic cloves; 1 tbsp Tomato purée; 1 tsp Smoked paprika; 1/2 tsp Sweet paprika; 1 pinch Chilli flakes or cayenne; 250 g Passata; 1 tsp Sherry vinegar; 1/2 tsp Sugar; Salt; Freshly cracked black pepper; 1 Egg; 1 Garlic clove; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1/2 Lemon juice; 150 ml Neutral oil; Salt

Patatas bravas is one of those things I will order every single time I see it on a menu. My version is slightly different. I’m known amongst my friends these days for being the smashed crispy potato king, and for good reason. I’m obsessed and make them constantly. I think the combination of the classic Spanish dish and my potato method makes for some seriously mean grub. And while I normally pan fry mine, you can absolutely do them in the oven with rosemary and garlic if you want something slightly more hands-off.

Prep

10m

Cook

1h 2m

Total

1h 12m

Smashed Crispy Potato Patatas Bravas

Patatas bravas is one of those things I will order every single time I see it on a menu. My version is slightly different. I’m known amongst my friends these days for being the smashed crispy potato king, and for good reason. I’m obsessed and make them constantly. I think the combination of the classic Spanish dish and my potato method makes for some seriously mean grub. And while I normally pan fry mine, you can absolutely do them in the oven with rosemary and garlic if you want something slightly more hands-off.

Prep

10m

Cook

1h 2m

Total

1h 12m

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

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Step 1

Start by adding the potatoes to a pan of generously salted cold water. Bring to the boil and cook for around 15 minutes, depending on their size, until tender. You want a knife to slide through easily, but don't take them so far that they are falling apart. This is actually quite a crucial step. Trust me, I’ve been there, nobody wants mushy potato. If in doubt, take one out of the pot early, attempt to squash it with a glass, if it works , bobs your uncle.

For

For the potatoes

700

Baby potatoes or small new potatoes

tbsp

Olive oil

Per Serving

Calories

632kcal

Fat

51g

Saturates