Patatas Bravas: Crispy Potatoes, Spicy Tomato Sauce, Garlicky Vegan Mayo

Recipe Difficulty: Easy

Recipe Keywords: Patatas Bravas, Spanish Food, Tapas, Vegan

Patatas Bravas Recipe Notes
Patatas Bravas is a widely popular tapas item in Spain. It translates to "Fierce Potato". Crispy potatoes in a spicy tomato sauce and drizzled with garlicky mayo. I can say hands down it is one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten. Do yourself a favour, make this, eat this...you need patatas bravas in your life, I promise. 

You can either roast the potatoes or deep fry them. I have tried both ways, and OK for sure the deep fried are extra good, but if that doesn't work for you, roasting them gives you pretty great results too. 

TIPS for Cooking Potatoes

• A good trick is to cook the potatoes in salted boiling water first with baking soda. When you dump them into the strainer, shake the strainer around so the potatoes get "roughed up". This creates a surface area conducive to getting nice and crispy. Cool potatoes, then roast or fry to crispy spud perfection. 
• If you are roasting your potatoes, make sure to get the oven nice and hot. I find placing my potatoes on the bottom rack helps get them super crispy. 

Variations in Spain

• When I was in Spain, I definitely noticed Patatas Bravas on a ton of menus. Some vegan, some not. One I tried and really liked had a few pieces of roasted sweet potato amongst the white roasted potato. After trying it myself at home, I can say with certainty I love adding a few pieces in. I don't boil the sweet potatoes first, and I cook them separately from the white potatoes. On a sheet pan in a 375F oven until a bit brown on each side. 

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