I found a recipe for Bravas! It’s not the one Manna makes, but believe me, it’s also very good…
Chop up one small red onion and 2 cloves of garlic. Heat 2 lugs olive oil over a medium heat in a saucepan/ small pot and add the onion and garlic, as well as 1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika (try and get good ones, it really makes a difference) and 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper. Gently fry for 2min, then add 4 tamatoes (skins off – by making a cross on one end and placing it in boiling water for 1 minute) or you can use 1 can of tomatoes (but discard half of the juice, use only the other half) and one fresh bay leaf. Simmer that for 5 minutes on a low heat.
Now it’s ready to use as a sauce for Jamie O’s Patatas! Instant gratification insured!
So Uno and I go and eat at Manna Epicure today…we ate patatas bravas but we wondered – what can that spicy sauce be? It’s so yummy!
That reminded me of Jamie Oliver’s chips that are so good but they don’t require deep-fat braaiing… All thanks to Jamie – we love you.
Preheat the oven on 230 degrees C, put a baking pan in there. Put a deep pan with salted boiling water on the stove. Take 1/2 medium-sized potatoes per person and cut them in 1/3’s, lenthways, then cut the thirds in halfs (6 chippies),keep their skins on. When the water is boiling, chuck the chips in and par-boil for 10 min. Drain and rinse under cold water and let them cool, while you put a sauce pan with some olive oil and whole, unpeeled garlic on the stove. Let it get nice and hot, but don’t let the oil smoke. Then put the potatoes in there, toss so that the potatoes are well covered with olive oil. Now take out the baking pan and transfer the potatoes on there. Put it back in the oven and let it go for 20-25minutes. Take it out, let it cool a bit and then eat it. It sounds like a lot of effort for only healthy chippies, but try it and see for yourself. It’s good.
Put the oven on 200 degrees C, or the Roast-function, and wash 2 hands full of ripe cherry tomatoes. Put that on a baking pan, toss with some good olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Put that in the oven that it heats up a bit, for about 5 min, then take it out add the balsamic vinegar, tossing it around once. Put it back in the oven for 10 min. Now eat it with ciabatta/nice bread and rocket.
*You can also do it in a pan on the stove, same story…
