
Cozy Spanish Potato Stew Recipe
Receta de Patatas en Ajopollo
45
Minutes
4
Servings
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 slices baguette 1 inch / 2.5 cm thick each
- 6 cloves garlic
- 20 blanched almonds
- 1 tomato
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 1/4 lbs potatoes
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1/4 tsp saffron threads
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 eggs
- pinch sea salt
- dash black pepper
- sprig fresh parsley
Nutritional Facts
- Calories 448
- Calories From Fat 162
- Total Fat 18 gr (28%)
- Saturated Fat 3 gr (19%)
- Trans Fat 0.02 gr
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3 gr
- Monounsaturated Fat 11 gr
- Cholesterol 164 mg (55%)
- Sodium 1121 mg (49%)
- Potassium 1283 mg (37%)
- Total Carbohydrates 59 gr (20%)
- Fiber 7 gr (29%)
- Sugars 6 gr (7%)
- Protein 14 gr (28%)
- Vitamin A 1005 IU (20%)
- Vitamin C 56 mg (68%)
- Calcium 98 mg (10%)
- Iron 4 mg (22%)
* Percent Daily Values are based on 2000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your caloric needs.
This cozy Spanish potato stew, Patatas en Ajopollo, is simple comfort food at its best, packed with bold flavor and ready in about 40 minutes. Serve it with a crunchy baguette and a bottle of Spanish red wine for an easy, satisfying meal.
Steps
Heat a stock pot with a medium heat and add in the olive oil.
In the meantime, cut the slices of baguette into small cubes, remove the skins from the cloves of garlic and roughly chop the tomato.
Add in the pieces of baguette, cloves of garlic and blanched almonds into the stock pot with the hot olive oil, mix continuously, after 4 minutes and the ingredients are lightly fried, add in the chopped tomato, ground cumin and season with sea salt & black pepper, continue to mix continuously, after 3 minutes and the tomato is lightly sauteed, remove the stock pot from the heat and transfer everything into a bowl.
Cut the potatoes (peeled) into bite-sized pieces that are 2 cm (3/4 inch) thick.
Add the cut potatoes into the same stock pot, fill with enough broth to just barely cover the potatoes, add in the saffron and bay leaf, heat with a high heat.
While the potatoes are cooking, transfer the fried ingredients in the bowl into a tall plastic cylinder, add in 1/4 cup (60 ml) water, using a hand blender, blend the ingredients until you get a smooth puree.
About 20 minutes after turning on the heat on the potatoes, they should be cooked through, just pierce them with a toothpick, at this point add in the puree and mix it into the stew, then crack in the 4 eggs, all evenly spaced out, place a lid on the stock pot and lower to a low-medium heat, simmer for 3 to 4 minutes or until the egg whites are cooked through.
Transfer into shallow bowls and garnish with fresh parsley, enjoy!
Recipe, photo and video courtesy of our friend and Valencia native, Albert Bevia, of the recipe site Spain on a Fork .


1 Comment
Great for a chilly winter meal, as it’s quite hearty. Very flavorful, too.