DISH RESEARCH · Dish
Ajo Colorao
Almerian potato and dried-pepper mash enriched with ray, garlic, paprika, cumin and saffron.
About Ajo Colorao
Ajo colorao is a traditional dish of Almeria built from potatoes, dried red peppers and fish. This profile follows Spain's official tourism recipe with ray, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, saffron, paprika and olive oil.
The peppers, tomato and paprika give the mash a deep sweet-earthy base, while garlic and cumin add savoury warmth. Ray brings a delicate marine flavour and olive oil rounds the spices without obscuring the fish.
The finished dish is a thick, rustic red-orange mash with small flakes of boneless ray throughout. It is moist and spoonable rather than smooth, with the softened potato giving it a substantial, slightly coarse body.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Ajo Colorao
Almerian Ajo Colorao with Ray.
- PotatoesStarchy mash base
- Dried red peppersDeep red pepper flavour
- Ripe tomatoesSweet acidic depth
- RayDelicate flaked fish
- GarlicPungent savoury note
- Sweet paprikaColour and earthy sweetness
- SaffronFloral spice
- Olive oilRichness and binding
- CuminWarm earthy spice
- SaltSeasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Potatoes:
- Dried red peppers: . The dried red peppers map to the established red-pepper route; the source does not name a cultivar
- Ripe tomatoes:
- Ray: . The source identifies ray but not the exact species
- Garlic:
- Sweet paprika:
- Saffron:
- Olive oil:
- Cumin:
- Salt:
Origins & food traditions
Spain's official tourism site supplies the complete Almerian recipe selected here, cooking potatoes, dried red peppers, tomato and ray before combining them with garlic, paprika, saffron, cumin and olive oil. Andalucia.com independently identifies ajo colorao among Almeria's characteristic dishes.
Countries
- Spain
- SpainCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Almerian Cuisine
- Andalusian Cuisine
- Spanish Cuisine
- Andalusian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.