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Air fryer patatas bravas

Air fryer patatas bravas

A Spanish dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 41 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 2 people +

Changed from 4 to 2 people · Back to 4

Fresh & other

  • 1 lb potatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 ½ tsp tomato paste Shopping tip: Tomato paste (UK: tomato purée), in a small can or tube.
  • 4 oz tinned tomatoes Shopping tip: Canned diced tomatoes (14.5 oz can = about 1¾ cups).
  • To serve basil leaf Shopping tip: Fresh basil leaves, not dried.

Sauces & oils

  • 1 ½ tbsp olive oil
Spices & seasonings (1): paprika
  • 1 ½ tsp paprika

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

  1. Soak the potatoes in -boiled water for 30 mins.

  2. Drain.

  3. Leave to air-dry for 5 mins.

  4. Heat the air fryer to 400°F.

  5. Tip the potatoes in a bowl plus drizzle over 1 ½ tsp of the oil.

  6. Add 1 2 tsp every of salt and freshly ground black pepper.

  7. Mix to coat the potatoes all over.

  8. Tip into the air fryer basket.

  9. Heat for 20-30 mins till crisp and golden.

  10. While that cooks, heat the rest of the oil in a little pan over a medium-low heat.

  11. Fry the onion for 8-10 mins till softened but not golden.

  12. Stir in the garlic.

  13. Heat for a min before adding your paprika and cooking for 30 seconds more.

  14. Stir in the tomato purée.

  15. Cook for 1 min.

  16. Tip in the chopped tomatoes.

  17. Heat for 5-10 mins over medium heat until thickened slightly.

  18. Wait until the potatoes are cooked.

  19. Tip out onto a platter.

  20. Pour over the tomato sauce.

  21. Sprinkle with the basil leaves.

  22. Serve.

On the side: Green salad

A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.

How to make it (10 min)
  1. Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
  2. Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.

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Recipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.