How to Make Spicy Bravas Sauce 10-Minute Recipe (Spains Beloved Smoky Sauce)

Prepare and heat your vegetable or chicken stock. Once boiling, turn down low and allow to simmer until needed.

In a large pan or skillet, heat the extra virgin olive oil over medium heat, if it is smoking it is too hot. Add the garlic slices and cook for 1 minute or until golden.

Remove the garlic from the pan and discard. Reduce heat to low.

Add the tomato paste and stir through, then add the smoked paprika, red pepper (chili) flakes. Mix into the oil until you get a paste.

Add a little of the all-purpose flour at a time and stir to combine. Once the flour is absorbed, slowly add some of the vegetable broth and keep stirring constantly until the broth is incorporated. This should take around 3 minutes.

Add more of the stock if you want the sauce thinner and stir for another minute or so. Remove from the heat once you have the desired consistency. Add the sherry vinegar, and stir through. Your sauce will thicken slightly while standing.

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