madrid tapas and tortilla recepes:

Bars around plaza Santa Ana and plaza Mayor are old-school bars where you can pick at plates of tortilla, olives and "patatas bravas" (fried potatoes with special spicy red dressing). For example:

España Cañi, (Plaza del Ángel, Metro Sol)

Located close to Plaza Santa Ana, this is a very good and cheap place to enjoy tapas. International ambiance, little bar full of people during the week end, where it is possible to enjoy sweet, red or white wine for 1,5 Euros, sangria for 2 Euros, and various tapas (tortilla, cheese…) for less that 2 Euros!

Cervecería Santa Ana (Plaza Santa Ana Metro Sol)

Located in the Plaza Santa Ana, surely the cheapest bar of the plaza. During the summer they have a terraza which allows you having a drink while watching people pass.


Patatas Bravas

Ingrediants

- 500 g potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
- 4 dessert spoons olive oil
- Salt and black pepper
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 dessertspoons red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons tomato purée

Method

1. Heat oil in pan and sauté potatoes 3-4 mins.
2. Season well.
3. Cover pan, lower heat and cook 20 minutes.
4. Stir in paprika and cayenne and increase heat.
5. Mix together wine vinegar and tomato puré and add to pan.
6. Cook for a couple of minutes, constantly stirring.
7. There should be no loose liquid or oil in the pan.