Wrinkled Potatoes Recipe - Papas Arrugadas

Wrinkled potatoes is a typical dish of the Canary Islands, where potatoes have been cultivated since the 1600’s when they were first brought back to Spain by the conquistadores. The residents of the Canary Islands, called carnarios, call them papas - the native American name, while in the rest of Spain they are called patatas. This dish requires only two ingredients - small potatoes, rather than the huge monsters we’ve gotten used to seeing in the supermarkets, and coarse sea salt. Serve with the traditional Canary Islands sauce mojo picon or mojo cilantro as a side dish with fish or meat, or as an appetizer.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 lbs small potatoes
• 2 Tbsp coarse sea salt

Preparation:

This wrinkled potatoes recipe makes 4 servings as a side dish or 6-8 as an appetizer.

Wash any dirt off the potatoes and remove “eyes,” if any. Place the potatoes in a large pot and add water to just cover and add salt.

Boil potatoes for 15-20 minutes until cooked.

Remove from heat and pour off the water. Return pot with potatoes to the stove, letting the steam evaporate. You should see a layer of salt form on the dry skins.

Serve hot with red pepper sauce - mojo picon or cilantro green sauce - mojo cilantro sauces on the side.

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