Freshly fried potatoes, browned sausage, and the three classic sauces come together in one of Peru’s most recognizable street-food cravings. Crisp potatoes, juicy sausage, and cool sauces create the kind of contrast that leaves only one real problem: deciding whether to share.
Peel the potatoes and cut them into evenly sized fries. Rinse them briefly to remove some surface starch, then dry them very thoroughly with paper towels; no visible water should remain before they go into the oil. Slice the Frankfurter sausage into thick diagonal pieces and have it ready.
Heat the oil in a wide cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the potatoes in 2 batches for 8 to 10 minutes per batch, without crowding them, until golden outside and tender inside. Lift them out with a skimmer onto paper towels and immediately season with all the salt. Keep the batches uncovered so they stay crisp.
While the final batch of fries finishes, heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add the
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Divide the fries while they are still hot and pile the browned sausage on top. Finish with thin lines of mayonnaise, ketchup, and mustard so plenty of bites get sauce without completely burying the fries. Serve each portion as soon as it is assembled: while the potatoes still crunch beneath the sauces, salchipapa tends to disappear much faster than it took to make. Done! 🍟
