Patatas bravas--crispy potatoes served with a spicy, paprika-forward tomato sauce--are standard fare at any tapas restaurant. As simple as they are to make (and they really, really are simple), there's a lot of variation in the method. The recipe below includes my personal preferences. I use mini creamer potatoes, first because I like the texture, and second because they're easier to prep (i.e. just cut 'em in half). Next, I shallow fry my patatas. Again, this is for simplicity. I see no reason to pull out the deep fryer just to crisp up a few potatoes. Lastly, I like to mix a little mayo into the bravas sauce. I find it rounds out the flavour. Of course you can omit this step, or serve the mayo separately (or better yet, make homemade spicy aioli). However you make them, patatas bravas make for a delicious starter to a meal.

A tasty side you can spice up or down to your own taste. Pairs great with my Spanish Chicken recipe!

Apparently, there are various kinds of prepping patatas bravas such as fried, baked, etc. This is the way I make it. This is one of the recipes I made when I had a bumper crop of new potatoes and was making lots of recipes using new potatoes. .Make sure to cook down the sauce until the liquid is gone and cook the potatoes until crispy. Recipe by KT121

Slice Yukon Potatoes in half lengthwise horizontally, cover the bottom of a large cast iron pan with the halves, single layer, four or five potatoes will cover the bottom.Yukon potatoes are 3” long and 2” thick. Perfect to cut in 1” square chunks, 6 per potato. They must fit in a single layer in your cast iron pan, to be oven baked to perfection in 30 minutes. Crispy crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside.

This classic spanish dish is great for entertaining friends and family. Your guests will end up too full to move, but still want more!

This is a great recipe for serving as an Christmas starter as it will easily serve 20 people. As a main meal it serves 8 - 10 and the lovely spices warm your tummy on a cold day. It freezes well too so you can always keep half for another time

Crowd pleaser! Increase ingredients to share with friends

Great on a cold night!

Minestrone is even better made in advance and warmed up. In summer, it is delicious cold, though not straight from the fridge.

I love Smokey tomato sauces and this is so tasty #potatoes #chorizo #cheese #easy #tapas

so simple to make and great for a cold winter's day.

This is a Welsh dish that uses their national symbol, the leek. It's a lovely soup, thickened with potatoes and is delicious with crusty, buttered bread