Air fryer patatas bravas

Ingredients

• 900g Potatoes
• 3 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 chopped Onion
• 1 clove peeled crushed Garlic
• 1 tblsp Paprika
• 1 tblsp Tomato Puree
• 225g Tinned Tomatos
• To serve Basil Leaves

Quantities are the original recipe’s. The cost is our own estimate — typical own-brand supermarket prices for these quantities, divided by 4 servings. TheMealDB does not state how many a dish serves, so 4 is our assumption, not theirs. Treat it as “about this much a head”, not a shopping bill.

Method

1. Cover the potatoes with just-boiled water and leave to soak for 30 mins, then drain and let them dry off for 5 mins.
2. Heat the air fryer to 200C.
3. Toss the potatoes in a bowl with 1 tbsp of the oil, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp black pepper until evenly coated.
4. Transfer the potatoes to the air fryer basket and cook for 20-30 mins, until golden and crisp.
5. While the potatoes cook, warm the rest of the oil in a small pan over medium-low heat and soften the onion for 8-10 mins, without letting it colour.
6. Add the garlic and cook for a minute, then stir in the paprika and cook for a further 30 seconds.
7. Mix in the tomato purée and cook for 1 min, then tip in the tinned tomatoes.
8. Simmer over medium heat for 5-10 mins, until the sauce has thickened a little.
9. Pile the cooked potatoes onto a platter, spoon over the tomato sauce, scatter with basil leaves and serve.

These steps were written by StreetOwl from the original recipe, in British English, with every oven temperature and cooking time checked against the source. They are not the original author’s words. If anything reads oddly, the original is linked below and it wins.