Recipe – Catalan Patates Braves with Xorís
Patates Braves translates as Hot Potatoes. They are Catalonia’s favourite tapas, often mixed with small pieces of meat. This particular Catalan recipe use xorís as the meat – and the peppery juice .Xorís changes flavour when cooked, so if you do not like the uncooked version, do give it a try! A simple replacement would be 3 or 4 rashers of bacon, cut into ½” squares.
Ingredients (for four portions):
1kg Potatoes
400g of tinned chopped Tomatoes
250g thin Xorís
3 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 small Onion
2 cloves Garlic
½ tablespoon Flour
1 tablespoon Paprika
1 pinch of Chilli Powder
¼ teaspoon Tabasco Sauce
Chopped Parsley to garnish
Method:
For the sauce:
Finely chop Onion and Garlic
Finely dice any large pieces of Tomatoes
Mix the Tomatoes, Onion, Garlic & Chilli Powder and gently boil in a saucepan for 10 minutes
Simmer while cooking the Potatoes etc
For the Potatoes:
Peel the Potatoes and cut into ¾” (2cm) cubes, blanch in boiling water for 5 minutes, then leave drain.
Cut xorís into thin slices
Heat Olive oil in large pan
Add the Potatoes, xorís and sprinkle over a little of the Paprika powder.
Cook for 10 minutes, turning regularly and sprinkling a little more of the paprika each time
Continue turning & frying until the potatoes start to brown
To Serve:
Drain off excess juices from the pan
Slowly stir the flour into the sauce.
Transfer the Potato, Xorís into a warmed serving dish
Pour over the sauce
Garnish with Chopped Parsley
