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These wrinkled potatoes are cooked in salted water until the water evaporates, leaving the skin with a fine salted crust and a wrinkled appearance. A traditional Canary Island dish requires only small potatoes and coarse sea salt.
Papas Arrugadas (Wrinkled Potatoes)

A traditional Canary Island dish requires only small potatoes and coarse sea salt. It's simple to make and ideally served with a mojo (sauce).
Provided by: Lisa & Tony Sierra
Total time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Number of ingredients: 3
Provided by: Lisa & Tony Sierra
Total time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Number of ingredients: 3
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 pounds (1.25 kilograms) small potatoes
- 2 tablespoons coarse sea salt
- Red pepper sauce (mojo picon), or cilantro green sauce (mojo cilantro), for serving, optional
Nutrition:
- Calories: 176 kcal
- Carbohydrate: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Sodium: 2134 mg
- Sugar: 2 g
- Fat: 0 g
- Serving Size: 2 1/2 lbs. (4 to 6 servings)
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Gather the ingredients.
- Wash any dirt off the potatoes and remove “eyes,” if any.
- Place the potatoes in a large pot and add water to just cover; add the salt.
- Boil potatoes for 15 to 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 potato skins.
- Serve hot with red pepper sauce (mojo picon) or cilantro green sauce (mojo cilantro) on the side.
Canarian Wrinkly Potatoes with Mojo Picon
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Canary Wrinkly potatoes with dips
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Making Canarian Potatoes
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Canary Island Potatoes

These wrinkled potatoes are cooked in salted water until the water evaporates, leaving the skin with a fine salted crust and a wrinkled appearance.
Provided by: Tara Noland
Total time: 40 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Yields: 4 servings
Number of ingredients: 19
Provided by: Tara Noland
Total time: 40 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Yields: 4 servings
Number of ingredients: 19
Ingredients:
- 1.5 lbs blushing belle little potatoes
- 2 Tbsp sea salt
- 1/2 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 tsp to 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 1/2 Tbsp white wine vinegar
- Small pinch sea salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 bell pepper, coarsely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- Large pinch red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- Small pinch sea salt
How to cook:
- Make the Green Sauce:
- Place all the ingredients except the olive oil into a blender and blend until smooth. Gradually add the olive oil continuing to blend until you have a light creamy consistency.
- Make the Red Sauce:
- Place all the ingredients except the olive oil into a blender and blend until smooth. Gradually add the olive oil continuing to blend until you have a light creamy consistency.
- Make the Potatoes:
- Put the potatoes into a large pot so they are in a single layer covering the bottom of the pot. Add the sea salt and add just enough water to cover the potatoes.
- Bring to a boil and cook uncovered, over medium heat, for about 25 minutes, or until the water has evaporated. Leave them over low heat for a few minutes, gently stirring them in the dry pan.
- They should be slightly wrinkled and covered in a fine powder of salt. Serve hot or warm with both the green and red sauce for dipping.
Canarian Papas Arrugadas Recipe

Papas arrugadas are one of the most famous foods from the Canary Islands. Whether visiting Tenerife, Gran Canaria, or any of the other islands, you'll be sure to taste them!
Provided by: Lauren Aloise
Total time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Number of ingredients: 2
Provided by: Lauren Aloise
Total time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Number of ingredients: 2
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 pounds about 1 kg of small, quick cooking potatoes
- 1/4 cup of coarse sea salt
Nutrition:
- Calories: 109.14 kcal
- Carbohydrate: 24.76 g
- Protein: 2.86 g
- Fat: 0.13 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.04 g
- Sodium: 7081.84 mg
- Fiber: 3.12 g
- Sugar: 1.1 g
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Wash the potatoes well and place them in a large stock pot.
- Just cover with cold water and add the sea salt.
- Boil the potatoes until just cooked through, about 20 minutes. Add water if too much evaporates.
- Pour off the water and rest the potatoes on the stove on a very low heat until all water has evaporated and the potatoes are covered in a layer of sea salt.
- Serve with your favorite mojo sauce.
Wrinkled Potatoes with Red and Green Sauces

Potatoes are the most popular food of the Canary Islands-they grow twenty varieties, most of them ancient varieties-and the favorite way of cooking them is to boil them in their…
Provided by: Claudia Roden
Yields: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Number of ingredients: 16
Provided by: Claudia Roden
Yields: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Number of ingredients: 16
Ingredients:
- 1/2 green bell pepper, cut into large pieces
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaves
- 2 garlic cloves, or to taste, crushed to a paste
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- 1-1/2 Tbs. white wine vinegar
- Pinch of fine sea salt, or to taste
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, or to taste, crushed to a paste
- 3/4 tsp. pimentón picante, chile pepper, or cayenne
- 2 tsp. pimentón dulce (or sweet paprika)
- 1/4 tsp. ground cumin
- 6 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbs. white or red wine vinegar
- Salt
- 2 lb. small to medium waxy potatoes (in their skins), washed
- 4 Tbs. coarse sea salt
Nutrition:
- Serving Size: 6 serving
- Blend all the ingredients except the oil to a paste in the food processor. Gradually add the oil and blend to a light creamy consistency.
- Mix the garlic with the pimentón, and cumin in a bowl, then beat in the olive oil and vinegar. Add salt to taste.
- Put the potatoes in a large saucepan that holds them in one layer, and add just enough water to cover and the salt. Bring to a boil and cook, uncovered, over medium heat, letting the water bubble for 25 minutes, or until the potatoes are very tender and the water has evaporated. Leave them over very low heat for a few minutes, moving them and turning them over in the dry pan, until they are wrinkled and covered with a fine powder of salt. Serve hot or warm, with one or both of the sauces.