Papa salada is a traditional Colombian side dish and is a typical accompaniment to our asados or grilled meats. In my opinion, the best papas saladas are found in Medellin at a chain restaurant called Kokoriko, where their specialty is roasted chicken.
Ingredients
12 small red potatoes, washed and un-peeled
2 ½ cups water
2 tablespoons salt
Directions
1. In a medium pot, place the potatoes and water.
2. Turn the heat to medium and add the salt.
3. Cover the pot and cook for about 40 minutes or until all the water has evaporated. Swirl the pot to cover all the potatoes with the salt.
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rebecca subbiah
on Jul 20th, 2009
@ 8:09 AM:
nice and simple side dish
Kim
on Jul 20th, 2009
@ 8:24 AM:
Sounds like another great recipes. Doesn’t everyone love a potato : )
Oysterculture
on Jul 20th, 2009
@ 10:05 AM:
This dish looks wonderful and simple – therefore its got my name all over it!
Tangled Noodle
on Jul 20th, 2009
@ 10:05 AM:
What a great and easy side to make!
kristy
on Jul 20th, 2009
@ 10:09 AM:
This is very interesting! And it’s so simple. I’ll give it a try soon. Thanks for sharing.
Soma
on Jul 20th, 2009
@ 12:55 PM:
Easy & looks real cute.. esp, if small potatoes are used. nice side recipe.
Allison Lemons
on Jul 20th, 2009
@ 6:02 PM:
My husband LOVES this recipe! When we had it in Colombia and I found out why. Thanks for posting it.
Erica
on Jul 21st, 2009
@ 8:09 AM:
Thank you all so much for reading my posts! I truly appreciate all your comments.
Karen
on Jul 22nd, 2009
@ 11:18 AM:
One of my favorite things to eat is boiled potatoes with lots of salt, so I’m sure I would love these… they look so rustic, too.
Respondon
on Nov 11th, 2009
@ 10:14 PM:
I had no idea it was done that way…I assumed they were baked. Live and learn….
Monica
on Apr 14th, 2010
@ 4:15 PM:
I am so, so excited to have found this site. I grew up in Colombia and live in the US in a city where there’s no chance of finding a good Colombian restaurant. I have searched for a long time to find the right empanada recipe. And then I started looking at all of the other recipes, and wow. Yum. And, I agree that Kokoriko has the best papas saladas. Me gustan los maduros tambien. By chance do you have recipe for fried yucca? I haven’t found it yet….
Erica
on Apr 14th, 2010
@ 4:41 PM:
monica- I have the recipe…..Look the list!