Papas arrugadas o “arrugás” con mojo picón casero. Receta canaria

Ingredients for 4-6 people

• 1kg of old Canarian potatoes, or small new potatoes if you can’t find them. I usually find them in the net, which suggests they are decorative potatoes.
• 100 g salt.
• 2 slices of lemon.
• Agua.
• for him Canarian Magic Picon:
  • It depends on taste, between half a head and a whole head of garlic, depending on the flavor and texture you want.
  • 2 chili peppers or 3-4 large dried chili peppers.
  • 1 scoop cumin powder dessert.
  • 1 tablespoon sweet paprika.
  • 30ml white wine vinegar.
  • 120 ml extra virgin olive oil.
  • Coarse salt to taste.

Enjoy one of the most typical and famous dishes of the Canary Islands. Potato They are cooked using special techniques The salt is the protagonist, covering the potatoes and giving them a perfect salty taste. Also, in this recipe I teach you how to prepare traditional Canarian Magic Picon In the red version (you’ll learn more about the green version in the variations section below), this is a sauce with a spicy kick that goes great with crinkle potatoes.

Preparation, How to Make Canarian Crinkle Potatoes with Homemade Mojo Picón

1. we start from Potato. Wash them well in cold water as we will cook them with their skins on.
2. wash lemon And cut into two slices.
3. projection Sal In the pot you want to use, put Potato and slice lemon and project agua Cook until potatoes are just covered.
   

   We put the ingredients for making wrinkled potatoes into the pot

4. Place the pot over high heat and when it starts to boil, cover and lower the heat slightly so that it is at a medium gentle temperature but do not stop bubbling and cook the potatoes for about 25 minutes. You can start monitoring them earlier, for example, when they have been there for 20 minutes, prick some with a fork, if they are soft and easy to pierce, they are ready, but if not, continue cooking for a few more minutes and check again. time Potato This depends on its size and shape, which is why it’s impossible to know it exactly.
5. when you have Potato Once cooked, remove almost all water from the pot and slice lemonreturn the pot to medium heat, stirring the potatoes occasionally (I usually hold the handle of the pot and move it so the potatoes change position slightly. Cook like this for 3 or 4 minutes, until all the water has evaporated. The potatoes are on the bottom Salvery loose and a thin layer of salt will begin to stick to the skin of the potatoes. Turn off the heat and you’re ready to go.
   

   We’ve got wrinkled potatoes ready

6. While the potatoes are cooking, you can prepare Canarian Magic Picon. If you’re in this situation like me, he repeats himself a lot. she I suggest you apply this foolproof trick: Insert Teeth she Don’t peel them in the microwave, then cook them on full power for about 15 or 20 seconds until the skins open up slightly and you’ll see how they don’t repeat themselves later.
7. You prepare this sauce in the traditional way in a mortar, first crushing the dry ingredients and then adding the liquid. In my case, I usually choose to use a blender because it looks great quickly.
8. Peel the garlic clove and add it to the blender jar with the rest of the ingredients: chilihe cuminhe sweet paprikahe vinegarhe Oil and a little bit Sal.
   

   We put the ingredients for the Red Magic Picone into a blender cup.

9. Mix it all together until you get a fairly even result.
   

   We are now ready with the Canary Red Magic Picture

10. Don’t forget to try mojo picón if you want to correct something: if it needs spice, add more chilies, if it’s missing, add salt, if you want it thicker, add more garlic, if you like more liquid, add more oil, and keep it at the perfect vinegar level for you.
    

    This is what crinkled potatoes taste like with mojo picón

Time: 45 minutes

Serving and tasting

Once the potatoes are cooked, they are ready to serve Freshly baked and piping hotalthough they’re also delicious hot or cold. Sauce It can also be eaten immediately after preparation, but if you can I recommend doing it the day before Or store it in the refrigerator a few days ahead and you’ll find the flavor intensifies. If you have leftover mojo picones, you can keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a few weeks, and the potatoes will keep for 2-3 days, although the texture of the potatoes will deteriorate with cold and age, so don’t forget too much.

these wrinkled potatoes They make a great appetizervery easy to prepare and generally enjoyed by everyone. They were tender and the salty outer skin was eaten, so nothing was wasted. Serve them with mojo picón on top or in separate containers for soaking, It’s a combination of real…scandal!

Canarian Wrinkled Potatoes with Homemade Magic Piccolo

change

The main change you can make is to prepare my faith Instead of the classic red in the formula. In this case, the red ingredients (picona peppers and paprika) are omitted and plenty of fresh coriander leaves are added. I love it because the cilantro gives it a nice freshness and it goes really well with the potatoes.

tip

The potatoes must be in the right place So they actually have to be submerged in the water throughout the cooking process, and when you poke them you can poke 2 or 3 to make sure they’re all more or less in the same spot. If you cook them too much, the skins will open and even afterwards they will be too soft or brittle, which is to be avoided.