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Published: Jun 15, 2023 by Kathy

Patatas Bravas Recipe

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Cubed potatoes topped with a red sauce, a white sauce and fresh parsley.

Patatas Bravas or potatoes with bravas sauce are crispy potatoes topped with a spicy red sauce and a cooling aioli.

These tasty potatoes are perfect served as an appetizer, a side dish, or for breakfast!

Potatoes with Bravas sauce in a bowl.

Bravas Potatoes

After a recent trip to Spain, I knew I needed to recreate these Patatas Bravas at home. I’ve created a tasty recipe with two choices for cooking the potatoes; fried or oven baked.

Follow my step by step directions for cooking the perfect potatoes, making a smooth and smoky bravas sauce and creating a cooling aioli. You’ll feel like you’ve traveled to Spain without ever leaving your kitchen!

Patatas Bravas Recipe Ingredients

Yellow potatoes in a small bowl.
Ingredients for making a red sauce.

Potatoes bravas are made up of three different parts; the potatoes, the red bravas sauce, and the garlic aioli. Don't be deterred though, each part of the recipe is really quite simple.

Potatoes

  • I use Yukon Gold potatoes.
  • Oil - When baking, I use a bit of olive oil and some coarse salt. When frying, I use vegetable oil.

Bravas Sauce

  • Paprika - You need two types of smoked paprika; smoked sweet paprika and smoked hot paprika.
  • Broth - I use chicken broth, but vegetable broth can also be used
  • Flour - Just a tablespoon is used. The flour helps thicken the sauce.

Aioli

  • Mayonnaise - This is the base for the sauce. Use your favorite type of mayonnaise.
  • Garlic - Finely minced
  • Lemon Juice - Use freshly squeezed juice

How to make Patatas Bravas

Potatoes

  • Peel and cut the potatoes into cubes. Choose to either bake or fry the potatoes.
  • For baking, place the potatoes on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake in a preheated 415°F oven for 40-45 minutes until baked through. Stir potatoes once during baking.
  • For frying, heat a pan with about 4 inches of oil to 300°F. Fry the potatoes for 5 minutes and remove to a baking sheet lined with layers of paper towels. This is the first fry and the potatoes will not be fully cooked. You may need to do this in two batches so the pan is not overcrowded. Allow potatoes to fully cool.
  • Increase heat to 370°F, and fry the potatoes a second time until nicely browned and crispy, about 3-5 minutes.
  • Sprinkle cooked potatoes with a bit of coarse salt.
Roasted potatoes on a baking sheet.
Paprika, flour and oil in a pan.

Bravas sauce

While the potatoes are cooking, make the bravas sauce.

  • In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat along with flour and both paprikas. Cook for 1-2 minutes until the paprika is very fragrant.
  • Add chicken broth and whisk until well combined
  • Heat until simmering and the sauce slightly thickens
  • Stir in salt and remove from heat
Pouring chicken stock into a pan with seasoning.
Testing the consistency of a sauce with a spoon.

Garlic aioli

  • Combine mayonnaise, garlic, and lemon juice together
  • Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve

Assembling the potato bravas

Serve tapas style in a large serving dish with the bravas sauce and the aioli drizzled over the top. Or serve buffet style with everything in separate containers and allow everyone to layer their own.

Pouring a red sauce over cooked potatoes.

Potatoes Bravas Recipe Tips

  • The aioli can be made ahead of time and refrigerated until needed.
  • The sauce can also be made ahead of time. Heat before serving.
  • You will probably not need all the sauce or all the aioli. Add just as much as you like.
  • Cover and refrigerate any leftover sauce and aioli and use within 5-7 days.
  • Assemble as one dish or serve everything separately and let everyone serve themselves.
Cubed potatoes topped with a red and a white sauce.
Patatas Bravas in a metal bowl.

Two versions of Patatas Bravas; the one on the left is my recipe, and the one on the right is from one of our favorite bars in Barcelona, Spain. Feel free to add the amount of sauce and aioli to your liking.

Serving Patata Bravas

Potatoes Bravas are delicious served as an appetizer, a side dish or even as a breakfast dish.

We love to make over easy eggs and serve them with potatoes and a little extra sauce over the eggs.

How to Store Patata Bravas

Store any leftover potato bravas in separate containers in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. The potatoes and the sauce can be reheated separately in the microwave for 1-2 minutes until heated through.

Patatas Bravas Recipe FAQs

Where can I find hot paprika?

Some grocery stores carry hot paprika. You can also find it on Amazon.

Patatas Bravas with a fried egg.

More delicious potato dishes

  • Grilled Baby Potatoes
  • Mashed Potatoes
  • Baked Potato Casserole
  • Crispy Potatoes
  • Breakfast Potatoes
Cubed potatoes topped with a red and a white sauce.

If you make this recipe, I’d love to hear about it! Leave a comment below and snap a picture and tag me on Instagram @beyondthechickencoop

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Cubed potatoes topped with a red and a white sauce.

Potatoes Bravas

Kathy Berget
Crispy potatoes topped with a smoky red sauce and a cool garlic aioli.
5 from 18 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Spanish
Servings 4 people
Calories 250 kcal

Equipment

  • Measuring Cups
  • Cookie Sheet
  • Parchment paper
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Ingredients
  

Potatoes

  • 1½ - 2 pounds potatoes (Yukon Gold)
  • 1 tablepoon olive oil
  • coarse salt

Bravas Sauce

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 2 teaspoons smoked sweet paprika (dulce)
  • 2 teaspoons smoked hot paprika
  • 1 cup broth (chicken or vegetable)
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Aioli

  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon garlic (finely minced)
  • 1½ teaspoons lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
  • ½ teaspoon chopped parsley (optional as a garnish)

Instructions
 

Potatoes

  • Peel and cut the potatoes into cubes. Choose to either bake or fry the potatoes.
    1½ - 2 pounds potatoes
  • To Bake, mix the chopped potatoes with olive oil and then place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake in a preheated 415°F oven for 40-45 minutes until baked through. Stir potatoes once during baking.
    1 tablepoon olive oil
  • To Fry, heat a pan with about 4 inches of vegetable oil to 300°F. Fry the potatoes for 5 minutes and remove to a baking sheet lined with layers of paper towels. This is the first fry and the potatoes will not be fully cooked. You may need to do this in two batches so the pan is not overcrowded. Allow potatoes to fully cool.
    Increase heat to 370°F, and fry the potatoes a second time until nicely browned and crispy, about 3-5 minutes.
  • Sprinkle cooked potatoes with a bit of coarse salt.

Bravas Sauce

  • While the potatoes are cooking, make the sauce. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat along with flour and both paprikas.
    2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon flour, 2 teaspoons smoked sweet paprika, 2 teaspoons smoked hot paprika
  • Cook for 1-2 minutes until the paprika is very fragrant. Add chicken broth and whisk until well combined
    1 cup broth
  • Heat until simmering and the sauce slightly thickens. Stir in salt and remove from heat
    ½ teaspoon salt

Aioli

  • Mix mayo, garlic and lemon juice together. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
    ¼ cup mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon garlic, 1½ teaspoons lemon juice

To Assemble

  • Place potatoes in a bowl. Drizzle with bravas sauce and aioli. Top with chopped parsley for garnish (optional).
    ½ teaspoon chopped parsley

Notes

  • The aioli can be made ahead of time and refrigerated until needed.
  • The sauce can also be made ahead of time. Heat before serving.
  • You will probably not need all the sauce or all the aioli. Add just as much as you like.
  • Cover and refrigerate any leftover sauce and aioli and use within 5-7 days.
  • Assemble as one dish or serve everything separately and let everyone serve themselves.

Nutritional Disclaimer:

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and should only be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

Nutrition

Calories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 573mgPotassium: 770mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1118IUVitamin C: 35mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 2mg
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Comments

  1. fwg says

    June 03, 2024 at 9:37 am

    5 stars
    Las Patatas Bravas son muy buenas. Gracias.

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      June 03, 2024 at 1:14 pm

      ¡Me alegro que hayas disfrutado!

      Reply
  2. Hettie says

    July 14, 2023 at 6:36 pm

    Love this recipe! Great taste and fun too. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      July 15, 2023 at 5:30 am

      Thanks so much! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Levi says

    June 19, 2023 at 2:54 am

    I know that more money is spun with a glut of adverts but the the layout of this recipe is almost unreadable. The recipe format could also be set out far more clearly: why are quantities written at the end? The need to convert non-metric measurements, rather than them being included for non-U.S. readers, is also very frustrating.

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      June 20, 2023 at 9:18 am

      Hi Levi,
      Thank you for your email. I create free recipes that require a lot of time and ingredients. I photograph all the images and develop them to provide step by step directions for those who need it. You get to access the recipes at no cost to you. The ads provide me an income so I can continue creating more recipes. You can easily bypass the ads by clicking on the button at the very beginning that says "JUMP to RECIPE" and it will take you directly to the recipe card. The recipe card itself lists the equipment needed and then all the ingredients are listed next. The ingredients and the amounts are listed again in the instructions.

      As far as the metric conversions, this is something I am working on and hope to be able to provide that as an option soon. Thanks for the suggestion.

      I hope you enjoy my free recipes!
      Kathy 🙂

      Reply
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