Grill the potatoes
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We’ll show you four different ways you can grill potatoes. The tubers are the perfect side dish for your barbecue evening and can be easily prepared on the grill!
Grilling potatoes: ingredients for 4 servings
- 4 large potatoes
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- Spices of your choice (e.g. rosemary or thyme)
Grill baked potatoes
- For baked potatoes you should if possible large, floury potatoes use. Wash it thoroughly and, if necessary, brush the shell to remove any debris.
- Now you can with a fork Poke holes all around in the potato. This allows the heat to penetrate better and the cooking time is shortened.
- Brush the potatoes with olive oil, then wrap them in a heat-resistant foil, for example aluminum foil. However, since this has a pretty bad environmental balance, we have listed some alternatives to aluminum foil – you can also grill potatoes, for example Banana leaves or grilling paper use.
- In addition, you can put herbs and spices of your choice in the potato packet. Rosemary and thyme give the baked potato a great aroma, for example.
- Then you can put the potatoes on the grill. Place them first on direct heat for about 10 minutes in the middle of the wire rack and turn it over from time to time. Then you should place them on the edge and finish cooking them by indirect grilling. This process takes time up to 30 minutes – If you want it to go faster, you can of course pre-cook the tubers. A delicious herb butter or sour cream goes well with this.
Grilling potatoes: fan-shaped potatoes
Fan potatoes are a great alternative to baked potatoes and also look good on the grill. To do this, you have to score the raw potatoes in a fan-like manner in advance – however do not cut through! You can then put small sprigs of thyme in the compartments and season the potatoes with sea salt. Put some olive oil over it, then you put the potatoes in a grill tray and place it in the middle of the grill. The cooking time is 50-60 minutes. If you like it hearty, you can also sprinkle small pieces of ham or grated cheese over the fan-shaped potatoes.
Grill the potato wedges
Potato wedges are another option if you want to cook potatoes on the grill. Before doing this, you should peel the potatoes and cut them into wedges. Then place in a bowl and mix with olive oil and rosemary. You can too, if you like Add garlic or onions. Then place the rosemary potatoes in a grill tray, cover it with foil and grill the potatoes over direct heat for about 25 minutes.
Grill potatoes on a skewer
Small potatoes are very easy to grill on a skewer. Depending on your taste, you can Prepare with or without a bowl and add more vegetables. For example, the following are suitable for vegetable skewers:
- zucchini
- paprika
- aubergine
- Mushrooms
- Onions
Cut the ingredients into pieces and then skewer them alternately with the potatoes. Then you can drizzle them with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Also coat the grill grate with oil and the skewers Grill on each side for 5 minutes. Then wrap the potato skewers in foil and cook for another 20 minutes on the grill over indirect heat.
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