I have made a ton of Spanish potato recipes here on Spain on a Fork, but this Patatas a la Importancia Recipe has to be the best one yet. Loaded with an incredible amount of flavor, made with the most basic ingredients and it all comes together in just 45 minutes.
Serve these Patatas a la Importancia as a tapas appetizer or even as a side dish. Either way you go, the flavors of this dish will take your taste buds to potato heaven.
The name Patatas a la Importancia translates to Important Potatoes. The reason for this kinda weird name? The potatoes are treated like a main ingredient here. Really taking this potato dish to the next-level in deliciousness.
TIPS & TRICKS to make this Recipe: I used yukon gold potatoes, but you can use any potatoes you want to make this dish. To veganize this recipe, just omit the eggs. When frying up the potatoes, make sure they´re all in a single layer. So make sure to cook them in batches. I also used vegetable broth. But you can use chicken broth or even beef broth if you prefer.
Key Ingredients & Cookware I used in this Recipe:
MY SWISS DIAMON FRYING PANS
EXTRA VIRGIN SPANISH OLIVE OIL
SPANISH SEA SALT
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Patatas a la Importancia
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 medium sized yukon gold potatoes
- 2 cage-free organic eggs
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 onion finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- handful freshly chopped parsley
- sea salt
- black pepper
Instructions
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Slice 2 yukon gold potatoes into rounds that are a 1/4 inch thick, crack 2 large eggs into a bowl, season with sea salt & black pepper and whisk together, in another bowl add in a 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour, season with sea salt & black pepper and mix together
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To coat each slice of potato, start with the flour mixture and then into the egg wash, making sure to shake off any of the excess flour and egg wash
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Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil, after 2 minutes start adding the coated potatoes, cook in batches to not over-crowd the pan, after 3 minutes flip to cook the other side, after another 3 minutes remove the potatoes from the pan and transfer to a plate with paper towels, continue to cook until all the potatoes are done
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Using the same pan with the same heat, add in 1/2 onion finely diced and 3 cloves garlic finely minced, mix with the olive oil, after 3 minutes add in 1 tbsp of corn starch and a generous 1/2 tsp of sweet smoked paprika, mix together until well combined, then add in 1/2 cup white wine and continue to mix until you form a thick sauce, then add in all the slices of potato (it´s ok if they are stacked around each other) and pour in 3 cups of vegetable broth (or just enough to cover all the potatoes), turn up the heat to a medium-high, at this point you don´t have to mix anything, but do give the pan a quick shake once in a while
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After about 25 minutes and almost all the broth has been incorporated into the potatoes and they are fully cooked through, remove from the heat, serve directly out of the pan garnished with freshly chopped parsley, enjoy!
Recipe Notes
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Stephen Duffy
Absolutely fabulous dish thank you
24 . Mar . 2024Spain on a Fork
So happy to hear that! Thanks for the comment 🙂 Much love
26 . Mar . 2024Christine
I’m wondering how best to reheat these delicious sounding potatoes? I’m thinking about making them the day before a dinner party (too many other things cooking on the day of:)
04 . Feb . 2024Thoughts?
Spain on a Fork
You can just reheat in the microwave, or add back into the pan and heat through 🙂 Much love!
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08 . Sep . 2023Chris
05 . Feb . 2023I made these potatoes tonight. These are delicious! Thank you, Albert, for all the recipes you share. Every single recipe I’ve made has been spectacular.
Spain on a Fork
So happy to hear that! Thanks for the comment 🙂 Much love
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04 . Jan . 2022Mike
These potatoes came out great. I put the left over in the refrigerator overnight and they were better the next day. Thanks
02 . Nov . 2021Spain on a Fork
So happy to hear that! Much love 🙂
02 . Nov . 2021Evan
18 . Aug . 2021Love the website and the videos. Thank you for all your hard work. Is this a main dish? What are some other dishes that would go well with this?
Also, was Spain On A Spoon already taken? I cant help but feel like that was something of a missed opportunity… 😉
Spain on a Fork
This is served as a side dish, next to your favorite protein and a salad 🙂 much love
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17 . Aug . 2021Alethia
23 . Jun . 2021Your YouTube videos are wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of culinary knowledge, Sr. Brevia.
I used Yukons, sweet and smoked paprika, and Madeira instead of white wine. Added a little Italian breadcrumbs to the flour. Instead of corn starch, I used garbanzo flour to thicken the sauce since I ran out of corn starch. I also used red onion instead of yellow, because I had 1/2 a red onion in the fridge that needed to be used.
Spain on a Fork
Sounds great! Thanks for the comment 🙂 much love!
24 . Jun . 2021Fred
31 . May . 2021Delicious! The smoked Spanish paprika is a wonderful ingredient and really makes this dish. I wonder, though: do some people find 3 cups of broth is too much? I used a little less than that and after 35 minutes of cooking, my dish still had more liquid than shown. I’ll be making this again with less broth.
Spain on a Fork
Different potatoes and different pans heat and absorb differently, next time add a bit less broth 🙂 much love
31 . May . 2021Cheri Robinson
Can you use Russett potatoes? That’s all that I have at the moment.
23 . Mar . 2021Spain on a Fork
Yes! you can use any potatoes you like 🙂 much love
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10 . Dec . 2020jeanette
i LOVE your recipes, but WHERE do i sign up to receive ALL your recipes?
09 . Sep . 2020Spain on a Fork
It is on the right side bar where you sign up, so every time I release a new recipe you get an email 🙂 much love
09 . Sep . 2020Catherine Taylor
Love your site.
24 . Aug . 2020Spain on a Fork
Thanks for the comment Catherine! much love 🙂
24 . Aug . 2020Julius
They look so good! Out of interest is there a place where can I find the nutrition facts for your recipes?
21 . Aug . 2020Spain on a Fork
At this time I don´t have that information, but hopefully in the future I will 🙂 much love
22 . Aug . 2020Isha
Love your videos Albert! You should make a vegan version for all our dishes though? Many of us are vegetarians and vegans here!
16 . Aug . 2020Spain on a Fork
Yes, I take as much care of my vegetarians and vegans as any one else! thanks for the suggestion 🙂 much love
16 . Aug . 2020Jacob Magno
15 . Aug . 2020is there a substitute for the white wine? i’m making this for family that does not drink alcohol, thank you!
Spain on a Fork
You can use white grape juice or broth 🙂 much love!
16 . Aug . 2020Janika Lao
25 . Jul . 2020Just made these and my family and I loved them so much the whole pan was wiped clean. Will definitely make this again!
Spain on a Fork
So happy to hear that! Thanks for the comment 🙂 much love!
26 . Jul . 2020Robin
Loved it.
Going to make some more tonight.
23 . Jul . 2020Spain on a Fork
So happy to hear that!!! thanks for the comment Robin 🙂 much love
23 . Jul . 2020Dwight
This is awesome! Can you recommend a good protein to go with this dish?
21 . Jul . 2020Spain on a Fork
These potatoes go great next to some grilled fish and a garden salad 🙂 much love
21 . Jul . 2020Aruna
Any substitute for egg? I’m a vegetarian
20 . Jul . 2020Spain on a Fork
You can use a plant based milk instead 🙂 much love!
20 . Jul . 2020donna lee
05 . Jul . 2020loved your potatoes!!!! looking forward to more recipes please
Spain on a Fork
So happy you enjoyed them Donna!! thanks for the comment 🙂 much love
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15 . Jun . 2020Lara Stuart Müller
Beautiful potatoes! Love this recipe and love your page! I like Spanish food so much but I don’t know how to cook it. I was looking for a paella recipe and saw your page.
These recipes are gorgeous!!!
09 . Jun . 2020Spain on a Fork
Truly appreciate the comment Lara 🙂 much love
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