How To Make Rioja Style Potatoes With Chorizo Patatas A La Riojana

Full recipe: https://thespanishradish.com/recipes/traditional-recipe-for-rioja-style-potatoes-with-chorizo-patatas-a-la-riojana/

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Ready in: 55 minutes

Rioja-style potatoes with chorizo (Patatas a la Riojana) is a dish from the La Rioja countryside. It is a traditional main meal of very humble origins — made with potatoes, chorizo pepper, chorizo sausage, paprika, and bay leaves.

Here's what you'll need:

___Ingredients___
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 large onions, diced fine
35 oz. / 1 kg potatoes to stew (around 4 large potatoes)
4 cloves of garlic, peeled, whole
1 tablespoon of sweet smoked paprika
1 tablespoon worth of crushed dried chorizo ​​peppers (or sub for dried Ñora peppers)
4 cups of water
4 bay leaves
17.5 oz / 500g of raw Spanish chorizo ​(or Mexican chorizo plus add ½ tsp extra of smoked paprika)
Salt and pepper (to taste)

___Equipment needed___
1 large pot (12 inches/30cm) with 4-inch (10 cm) deep sides.
Knife and cutting board
Mortar and pestle