Patatas Bravas
This recipe comes from Madrid, but patatas bravas can be found throughout Spain. They serve these fried potatoes with spicy tomato sauce at every bar and restaurant, and most vegetarians depend on this dish when there aren't any other veg options. Serves 2-3 What you need: for the brava sauce 1/2 onion, finely diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tbsp olive oil 2 dried cayenne peppers 1 tsp paprika pinch of saffron 2 cups crushed tomatoes, canned 1 tsp sugar 1 tbsp flour 1 tbsp water 1 tsp vinegar salt for the allioli 8 cloves garlic 1 cup olive oil salt for the potatoes 2 potatoes, peeled and chopped olive oil salt Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil. Peel and chop potatoes and add to boiling water for around 7 minutes. This tenderizes the potatoes before frying them. In a saucepan on medium heat, fry the garlic and onion in 1 tbsp of olive oil until the onions are translucent. Stir in the crushed cayenne pepper, paprika, and saffron. Add the 2 cups crushed tomatoes and 1 tsp of ...