Rick Stein's Easy Patatas Bravas Recipe

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BBC Food website's celebrity chef Rick Stein has shared his easy recipe for tapas classic patatas bravas, perfect for serving eight to ten people. This dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free, vegan, and pregnancy-friendly dish takes less than half an hour to prepare and 10 to 30 minutes to cook. Stein describes the dish as "patatas bravas as they should be: crisp, olive oil-fried potatoes topped with a tomato sauce, well-flavoured with hot pimentón and sharpened with a little vinegar."

Key Takeaways:

  • The recipe serves eight to ten people and takes less than half an hour to prepare and 10 to 30 minutes to cook.
  • The dish is dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free, vegan, and pregnancy-friendly.
  • For the salsa brava, heat three tablespoons of olive oil over a low heat and add one teaspoon of smoked paprika, half a teaspoon each of dried chilli flakes and Tabasco sauce, and one tablespoon of red wine vinegar.
  • Cut 1.5kg peeled, floury potatoes into small, even-sized pieces and shallow-fry in a single layer for 10-12 minutes until crisp, golden-brown all over and sandy in texture.
  • The recipe is attributed to BBC Food website and celebrity chef Rick Stein OBE.
  • Rick Stein has been awarded an OBE for services to West Country tourism in January 2003.
  • Stein has cooked for several high-profile individuals, including Tony Blair, Jacques Chirac, Her Majesty the Queen, and Prince Philip.

Statistics:

  • 1.5kg peeled, floury potatoes are used in the recipe.
  • 180ml olive oil is heated in two large, non-stick frying pans.
  • 125ml tomato sauce is added to the salsa brava after mixing in three tablespoons of olive oil, one teaspoon of smoked paprika, half a teaspoon each of dried chilli flakes and Tabasco sauce, and one tablespoon of red wine vinegar.
  • The recipe takes less than half an hour to prepare and 10 to 30 minutes to cook.

Sources:

  • [BBC Food website]
  • [Rick Stein OBE]
  • [Neil Reading]