Wrinkled Spanish Papas Arrugadas Recipe

Everyone loves some good Spanish potato recipes, but sometimes they can get a bit too complicated.

So here we bring you a recipe that’s extremely easy to make and only calls for 3 ingredients: the papas arrugadas recipe.

This isn’t clickbait or anything like that, with just water, coarse salt, and potatoes you can have this amazing Spanish side dish, and in this article, we’ll show you how.

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Background of the Dish

From Vegetarian empanadas to Spanish eggs with potatoes, the Spanish side dishes have fans all around the world.

But the papas arrugadas recipe takes it to a whole new level since this type of Spanish potato earned the first spot in the “The 7 Gastronomic Wonders” of Spain in the Allianz Global Assistance contest.

This recipe only continued to gain more and more followers and fans, and once you make it and try them, you will know why.

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Things You’ll Need for Papas Arrugadas Recipe

To make the papas arrugadas recipe you just need small potatoes (white or Yukon gold), coarse salt, and water.

For the equipment everything you need is a large pot, that’s how simple it is.

Ingredients

• 1kg small potatoes (white or Yukon gold)
• 1/2 cup (140g) coarse salt
• Water (to cover the potatoes)

How to Make Papas Arrugadas Recipe – Step by Step Guide

1. To start making the Spanish potatoes recipe you have to wash the potatoes very well. Keep in mind that you are going to eat them with their skin on, so you have to remove any type of dirt.

2. Now place the potatoes in a pot making sure it isn’t too crowded, and also add the coarse salt.

3. Cover the potatoes with water, but just enough, don’t let there be extra water.

4. After that, cook over medium heat for 20 minutes.

5. When that time goes by, pinch the potatoes with the help of a fork and once they are tender, you can remove them from the heat. If they aren’t done yet, then continue cooking and check every 5 minutes.

6. Once tender, drain the water from the pot and put the potatoes back on the heat, shaking the pot and sautéing so that the potatoes dry out and get that wrinkled appearance. 

7. Then, remove the wrinkly potatoes from the heat and let them rest covered for a few minutes with a clean cloth.

8. Now you just have to serve the Spanish potatoes while hot along with your favorite sauce or on their own.

Substitution of Ingredients

This papas arrugadas recipe only calls for 3 main ingredients: potatoes, salt, and water.

This means that the best thing you can do is to follow it to get the best shriveled potato.

However, one change that you can make is adding more seasonings: paprika, turmeric, garlic, onion powder, etc.

You should add those seasonings when you are on the 6th step of this salted potatoes recipe (drying and shaking them in the pot).

We recommend making this Spanish potato dish with small white potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes, due to their size and skin type, but you could use another type of smaller potato.

If you loved this recipe, make sure you try other delicious Spanish vegetarian tapas and you’ll be impressed by how easy to make and tasty they could be.

Tips on Serving Papas Arrugadas Recipe

As soon as you finish making this papa arrugadas recipe you can serve it for lunch or dinner.

The wrinkled potato goes really well with the Spanish mojo sauce, or you could go for a different one like aioli.

It is usually served as an appetizer or side dish, but you can make a full meal with other Spanish potato dishes such as Tortilla de patatas, Patatas bravas, and huevos a la flamenaca.

How to Store Papas Arrugadas Recipe

We love this papas recipe because you can store it for a couple of days and they still keep its amazing flavor.

Thanks to the amount of salt on the outside (that works as a preserver) you can store the patatas for up to 5 days in the fridge.

You can freeze them for 30 days, but we recommend serving these Spanish sides the same day you make them since they are ready in less than 50 minutes.

Recipe Card: Papas Arrugadas Recipe

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