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Crispy Breaded Potatoes with Spanish Aioli

Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

FOR THE POTATOES

  • 2 yukon gold potatoes
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 30 grams
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs 125 grams
  • 1 tsp garlic powder 3.28 grams
  • 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 1.15 grams
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt 1.75 grams

FOR THE SPANISH AIOLI

  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 tsp saffron threads .17 grams
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise 125 grams
  • 1/2 tsp lemon juice 2.5 ml
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 15 ml
  • pinch sea salt
  • dash freshly cracked black pepper

EXTRAS

  • 1/2 cup sunflower oil 120 ml
  • sea salt
  • freshly cracked black pepper
  • freshly chopped parsley

Instructions

  1. Peel, wash and pat dry 2 large yukon gold potatoes, then cut each one into rounds that are about a 1/4 inch (.635 cm) thick, add the cut potatoes into a stock pot, fill with cold water to about 1/2 inch (1.27 cm) above the potatoes, heat with a high heat

  2. Meanwhile, make the Spanish aioli, add 2 cloves finely minced garlic into a mortar, along with a 1/4 tsp saffron threads, using a pestle pound down on the ingredients until you form a paste, then add in a generous 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and season with sea salt & black pepper, whisk together until well combined

  3. Also reserve a 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour into one bowl, crack 2 eggs and beat them well in a second bowl, and add 1 cup breadcrumbs into a third bowl, season the breadcrumbs with 1 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp sweet smoked paprika and a generous 1/4 tsp sea salt, mix until well combined

  4. About 15 to 16 minutes after turning on the heat on the potatoes, they should be perfectly cooked, pierce one with a toothpick, if it easily goes in but with some resistance, they are good to go, do not over-cook them or they will fall apart, you want them al dente, transfer them into a plate with a slotted spoon

  5. Once the potatoes are cool enough to handle, season them with sea salt & black pepper

  6. To coat the potatoes, first dust them off in the all-purpose flour, then into the egg wash and finally into the breadcrumbs, making sure they are evenly coated

  7. Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in 1/2 cup sunflower oil, after 4 to 5 minutes and the oil is hot, start adding the coated potatoes into the pan, cook in batches to not over-crowd the pan, you want them in a single layer, after 2 minutes flip to cook the other side, after a total cooking time of 4 minutes, remove form the pan and transfer to a plate with paper towels, continue to cook in batches until done

  8. Transfer the aioli into a small bowl and add to a dish, decorate the crispy breaded potatoes around the aioli and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Get the Saffron Threads I used to make the Spanish Aioli