Loaded Patatas Rancheros With Greek Cheese
  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7 and boil a kettle.

  2. Chop your waxy potatoes in half, lengthways.

  3. Add the halved potatoes and your ground smoked paprika to a baking tray (or two!) with a drizzle of vegetable oil and a pinch of salt and give everything a good mix up.

  4. Put the tray[s] in the oven for an initial 20 min or until the potatoes are golden.

  5. While the potatoes are cooking, peel and finely dice your brown onion[s].

  6. Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a medium heat.

  7. Once hot, add the diced onion and cook for 3-5 min or until starting to soften.

  8. While the onion is softening, drain and rinse your black beans and sweetcorn.

  9. Dissolve your vegetable stock mix in 400ml [520ml] [680ml] boiled water.

  10. Once the onion has started to soften, increase the heat to medium-high and add your tomato paste and chipotle paste (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) to the pan and cook for 1-2 min or until fragrant.

  11. Once fragrant, add the drained black beans & sweetcorn with the stock and cook for 10-15 min or until it's reduced to a stew-like consistency.

  12. Once done, crush some of the beans with a masher and give everything a good mix up until fully combined – this is your rancheros-style chilli.

  13. While the chilli is cooking, slice your green chilli[es] finely.

  14. Add the sliced chilli to a bowl with the juice of half your lime[s] and a pinch of sugar and set aside to pickle – this is your quick-pickled chilli.

  15. Cut the remaining lime into 1 wedge per person.

  16. After an initial 20 min, remove the golden potatoes from the oven and crush with the base of a mug to flatten them.

  17. Tip: Just crush them gently, or they'll turn to mash!

  18. Add a drizzle of vegetable oil and give everything a good mix up.

  19. Put the tray[s] back in the oven and cook for a further 5-8 min or until the potatoes are crisp and golden – these are your crispy potatoes.

  20. While the potatoes are cooking, peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic.

  21. Combine your mayo and the chopped garlic (not a big garlic fan? Try using less!) with 1 tsp [1 ½ tsp] [2 tsp] cold water – this is your garlic mayo.

  22. Crumble your Greek cheese into rough bite-sized pieces.

  23. Chop your chives finely.

  24. Serve the rancheros-style chilli over the crispy potatoes.

  25. Drizzle over the garlic mayo, then sprinkle over the crumbled Greek cheese, chopped chives and quick-pickled chilli (not a fan of spice? Just add a little!) – this is your loaded patatas rancheros.

  26. Garnish with a lime wedge.

  27. Enjoy!

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

CategoryLoaded Potatoes

Cuisine🇲🇽Mexican

Occasions🍽️Casual Dining📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 45m

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