Purple Pride / Midnight Pearl

Rating: 5.0 out of 5

Midnight Pearl has deep purple skin and vibrant purple flesh that holds its colour remarkably well when cooked. Beneath the colour is a high-starch potato that performs brilliantly under high heat, producing crisp golden edges while keeping its distinctive purple centre. It’s an exceptional roasting and frying potato, makes fantastic potato crisps and can also be used for colourful gnocchi.

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Price: $9.50 Per Kilo

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C o o k i n g   M e t h o d   &   P r e p a r a t i o n

  • Midnight Pearl is an exceptional roasting potato.
  • Roast at high heat until crisp and golden at the edges, while the centre retains its distinctive purple colour.
  • Leave the skin on for the full effect.

The high-starch flesh responds particularly well to frying, developing a crisp exterior while keeping its striking colour through the centre.

Midnight Pearl makes exceptional potato crisps. Slice thinly and fry until crisp for a naturally colourful crisp that keeps much of the variety’s distinctive purple character.

Midnight Pearl can be used to make beautifully coloured gnocchi, with the purple flesh carrying its colour through into the finished dish. Prepare as you would your preferred gnocchi potato, keeping the dough handling light.

Midnight Pearl also performs well in the air fryer, particularly for roast-style pieces and wedges where the contrast between the crisp exterior and purple flesh can really be seen.

There is no need to peel and no need to cut. The thin dark skin is part of the appeal, so a gentle scrub is all that is required. Keep the skin on where possible to make the most of the deep purple colour throughout the potato.

The flesh retains its colour remarkably well through cooking, making Midnight Pearl particularly useful where presentation matters.

The waxy texture is best suited to roasting and boiling. For roasting and frying, give it enough heat and time to properly crisp. For crisps, slice evenly for consistent cooking and colour.

If a green tinge appears, trim it away before cooking.

Purple potatoes sliced and cooked with oil, herbs, and lemon zest, served on a dark oval platter with a fork, set on a dark textured tabletop with rosemary, baby's breath, and a gray napkin.

A b o u t   P u r p l e   P r i d e   /   M i d n i g h t   P e a r l

Midnight Pearl is one of the most visually distinctive potatoes in the range, deep purple skin surrounding vibrant purple flesh that holds its colour through cooking rather than fading.

It's not stocked for the colour alone though, it's an exceptional potato in its own right, with rich flavour, high starch and impressive versatility, the purple counterpart to Ruby Pearl in our range.

Where the larger purple varieties want to be sliced, Midnight Pearl wants to stay whole. The small chat size makes it the natural choice for tray roasting, the kind of dish where you barely lift a finger and still end up with something that looks considered.

The dark skin is thin and crisps nicely, and it keeps its shape whether roasted or boiled. There is no peeling and no fuss, just a rinse and into the pan or the pot.

Midnight Pearl's colour isn't just skin deep. Cut one open and the vibrant purple runs right through the flesh, and remarkably, much of that colour remains after cooking.

Midnight Pearl belongs to a distinctive group of coloured specialty potatoes selected for both their striking appearance and their quality in the kitchen. With deep purple colour running from skin to flesh, it sits alongside Ruby Pearl Potatoes as one of the standout coloured varieties in the Spud Sisters range.

We stock Midnight Pearl because it combines something genuinely unusual with exceptional quality. The deep purple flesh holds its colour beautifully when cooked, but it’s the rich flavour, high starch and versatility that make it much more than a novelty potato.

Grown in the Otways, Victoria, by a close farming friend with generations of potato knowledge behind him.

Midnight Pearl gets its deep purple colour from anthocyanins, naturally occurring pigments also found in foods such as blueberries and red cabbage.

Like other potatoes, it also provides potassium, vitamin C and vitamin B6, along with dietary fibre, particularly when eaten with the skin on. It is naturally gluten free, while cooked and cooled potato also develops resistant starch.

H e a r   f r o m   o u r   c u s t o m e r s

My favorite potato! These blue moons are brilliant for roasting so crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. All they need is 35 mins sliced and they are perfect.

Christina K
VERIFIED USER

These potatoes were brilliant for wedges. I par boiled them and cooked them in the oven with just a drizzle of olive oil. I left the skin on them and they were rated very highly by my kids!

Gabrielle H.
VERIFIED USER

Haven’t used these potatoes before but pretty impressed. Made a very decent deep fried chips (nearly as good as a Yukon gold) , baked up well in my leek and potato bake. Absolutely worth trying if you get in fast.

Yolanda H.
VERIFIED USER

These are the best potatoes I have ever cooked with. I made Purple Gnocchi. Do easy!!!!! So tasty!!!!! So pretty on the plate!!!!! Thankyou Spud Sistets

Liesl W.
VERIFIED USER

I purchased some Maris Piper Potatoes from Spud Sisters after trying for a little while to find somewhere that sells them and has available stock. Spud Sisters were very efficient and I not only received my order promptly but it was also in beautiful well protected packaging which showed me this company really cares about its products and customers. I highly recommend this company if you are after fresh potatoes with very respectful and honest customer service.

Amy T.
VERIFIED USER

T r u s t e d   b y   A u s t r a l i a ' s   B e s t   C h e f s

 

Our potatoes are used in restaurant kitchens across Australia, from leading fine dining restaurants to some of the country's most respected chefs. They choose Spud Sisters for specialist varieties, consistent quality and potatoes selected for the way they cook.

The same potatoes we supply to professional kitchens are the ones we send to your door. You're cooking with exactly the same quality trusted by the chefs we work with every week.

W h e r e   t o   b u y   t o n i g h t ?

Majority of our varieties occasionally appears at good green grocers and farmers markets, but stock is often inconsistent and is rarely, if ever, at supermarkets.

If you need it for a particular recipe or just to wow your friends with a showstopping dinner party dish, ordering ahead is the only way to guarantee it.

Check if Spud Sisters is at a market near you, or order online now for delivery to your door.

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CARE GUIDE

H o w   t o   s t o r e   y o u r   p o t a t o e s

Cool, dark and dry

A pantry or cupboard away from sunlight is ideal. Light exposure can cause greening and too much warmth accelerates sprouting.

Don’t refrigerate

Cold converts potato starch to sugar, affecting both flavour and texture when cooked. Starchy varieties are specifically sensitive to cold storage - so to keep the crisp and crunch you're looking for - keep them out of the fridge.

No sealed plastic bags

Potatoes need to breathe. The paper bag they arrive in is perfect or a breathable container.

Keep away from onions

Storing onions and potatoes together makes both deteriorate faster.

Shelf life

Fresh potatoes at the start of the season can keep for up to around 4 weeks in ideal conditions.

If it has a green tinge

Greening comes from light exposure and happens to any variety. Cut the green away generously and cook the rest; if it runs throughout, discard it.

When your order arrives

Open the box straight away and move the potatoes somewhere cool and dark. Minor transit marks are normal for fresh produce and don't affect flavour or quality.

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D o n ' t   g e t   c a u g h t   s h o r t

 

Planning ahead? Order online and have it at your door in a week. Buying a couple of kilos now means you won't get caught short when you want to make a standout potato dish worth talking about. Our potatoes store well and depending on seasonality can keep for up to 4 weeks, so there's a good reason to have a kilo or two ready before the occasion demands it.

 
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