Patatas Bravas

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4-6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Forest Feast Mediterranean: Simple Vegetarian Recipes Inspired by My Travels

By Erin Gleeson

Published 2019

  • About

Most evenings in Barcelona, we took a walk to a nearby plaza where we would sit at an outdoor cafe to enjoy patatas bravas and a drink while the kids played. On more traditional menus, this was sometimes one of the only vegetarian options, so we ordered them often, perhaps even daily. They are usually just regular potato cubes that are probably deep-fried, but my adaptation includes sweet potatoes and is baked. The magic is in the sauce, which was sometimes on top, sometimes on the side. So