Air fryer patatas bravas

Ingredients

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• 2 lb Potatoes
• 3 Tbsp vegetable broth 🛒
• 1 chopped Onion
• 1 clove Garlic
• 1 tblsp Paprika
• 1 tblsp Tomato Puree
• 8 oz Tinned Tomatos
• To serve Basil Leaves

Method

1. Soak the potatoes in just-boiled water for 30 mins, then drain and leave to air-dry for 5 mins.
2. Heat the air fryer to 400°F.
3. Tip the potatoes into a bowl and drizzle over 1 tbsp of the vegetable broth and add 1/2 tsp each of salt and freshly ground black pepper.
4. Mix to coat the potatoes all over, then tip into the air fryer basket and cook for 20-30 mins until crisp and golden.
5. Meanwhile, heat the remaining vegetable broth in a small pan over a medium-low heat and fry the onion for 8-10 mins until softened but not golden.
6. Stir in the garlic and cook for a minute before adding the paprika and cooking for 30 seconds more.
7. Stir in the tomato purée, cook for 1 min, then tip in the chopped tomatoes.
8. Cook for 5-10 mins over a medium heat until thickened slightly.
9. Once the potatoes are cooked, tip out onto a platter and pour over the tomato sauce.
10. Sprinkle with the basil leaves, then serve.

About the ingredients

Potatoes Solanum tuberosum

Potato is the starchy underground tuber of a nightshade (Solanaceae). Eaten whole/cooked it is rich in potassium, vitamin C, B6, and fiber (skin on). Whole potato: WFPB canonical (level 1). Refined forms (flour, fried chips) are noncanonical.

vegetable broth

A salt-free, all-purpose vegetable broth. Onion, carrots, celery, garlic, tomatoes, mushrooms, kombu, parsley.

Onion Allium cepa

Bulb vegetable, eaten raw or cooked. Whole minimally-processed plant food; 'organic' refers to cultivation only. WFPB-canonical.

Garlic Allium sativum

Garlic itself is canonical, but extract denotes a concentrated/isolated derivative outside the whole-food canon. Marketed as natural/healthy supplement, hence mistaken-as-WFPB flag.

Paprika Capsicum annuum

Ground spice made from dried, milled red peppers (Capsicum annuum), ranging sweet to hot/smoked. Whole-fruit powder, no additions. Source of vitamin A (carotenoids), vitamin E, capsaicin. Minimally processed whole-food spice, WFPB canonical.

Tomato Puree Solanum lycopersicum

Cooked, sieved tomatoes reduced to a smooth concentrate; just tomatoes, more concentrated than juice, thinner than paste. Fiber/matrix largely retained. Plain form has no added salt/oil/sugar. Canonical WFPB whole-food preparation; rich in lycopene, vitamin C, potassium.

Tinned Tomatos Solanum lycopersicum

Whole fruit of the tomato plant (botanically a berry, culinary vegetable). 'Organic' denotes a farming method, not a distinct ingredient. Raw whole fruit, rich in lycopene, vitamin C, potassium. WFPB-canonical.

Basil Leaves Ocimum basilicum

An aromatic culinary herb in the mint family, used fresh or dried for its leaves. Native to tropical Asia and Africa, central to Italian, Thai, and South Asian cooking. A whole-plant leaf, minimally processed. Fully canonical for WFPB.