Patatas Bravas with Eggs
Recipe
This authentic Spanish dish is a great way to bring a bit of Mediterranean flavour to the dinner table.
Serves: 4 people | Prep time: 25 minutes | Cooking time: 45 minutes
Mexican | Main | Dairy Free
Ingredients
- 1kg Maris Piper Potatoes
- 50ml Solesta Sunflower Oil
- 1 Large Mild Onion
- 25ml Solesta Olive Oil
- 3 Cloves Garlic
- 1 x 400g tin Sweet Harvest Chopped Tomatoes with Herbs
- 1 flat tsp Stonemill Chilli Flakes
- 1 heaped tsp Stonemill Paprika
- 1 heaped tsp Stonemill Dried Basil
- 4 Large Eggs
- Sea Salt and Black Pepper
Method
- Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6.
- Peel the potatoes and cut into small chunks.
- Put into a roasting dish – sprinkle over the sunflower oil and roast for about 35-40 minutes, turning once during the cooking, until crisp and golden.
- Meanwhile, make the sauce.
- Peel, halve and finely chop the onion.
- Peel and finely dice the garlic.
- Put the onions a saucepan with the olive oil – cook on a gentle heat for 5-6 minutes – until softened – then add the garlic, chilli flakes, paprika, basil and season with some sea salt and black pepper.
- Cook for a further 2 minutes to release all the flavours.
- Add the tinned tomatoes and cook for another 10 minutes.
- When the potatoes are cooked, pour over the tomato sauce.
- Make 4 wells in the mixture and break an egg into each.
- Return to the oven for about 5 minutes – just until the eggs have set – then serve.
- Great accompanied with some Specially Selected Parma Ham.