Courtesy of Cyndi Allison of barbequemaster.blogspot.com
Grilled Greek Garlic Potatoes with Garlic Gold® Olive Oil and Nuggets Tonight I decided to try making Greek potatoes on the Traeger pelllet grill. Kathy had sent me another bottle of Garlic Gold® Olive Oil, and I still had some of the Garlic Gold® Nuggets Original. When I got the package, I started thinking about the Greek potatoes that I so loved when I lived in Greece.
Generally, I do Greek potatoes in the oven but usually not in the summer when it’s hot due to the cooking time. Hitting the grill with the potatoes made sense, and Traeger is a convection (or lid down) outdoor cooker. If you do not have a pellet grill, you can do the same here with the lid down on a gas grill or kettle type charcoal grill or by putting aluminum foil on top of the pan on an open charcoal grill. The only key really is to contain the heat so that the potatoes cook through.
First, I peeled six potatoes. The amount can vary. You just want a single layer. I could have put in more, but we only had three eating tonight.
I put the potatoes in a gallon zip lock bag and added:
- 1/4 cup Garlic Gold® Olive Oil
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 fresh lemon juiced (just the juice in there)
I shook up the potatoes so that they were well coated and then put them in a throwaway aluminum pan. The pan size is probably about 9 x 12.
After I put the potatoes in the throwaway pan, I added a little fresh ground pepper, parsley, and some Garlic Gold® Nuggets. We all like garlic, so I added those for more garlic flavor. With just the oil, people know the food tastes great, but they can’t usually place the natural garlic added to the oil. So, you can serve the Garlic Gold® Oil and never even blip the radar of those who think they do not like garlic. But, you can zip things up with the Garlic Gold Nuggets both before or after cooking.
I grill smoked the Greek potatoes on high on the Traeger for an hour. That was just right for the almost all of the water and oil to absorb and for the grilled potatoes to be browned. That is what you look for, and I’d say the times (depending on the grill or smoker) could run from 45 minutes up to an hour and 45 minutes. You can check by sticking a fork in one of the potatoes. It should be nice and soft.
The guys were seriously impressed with the Garlic Gold® Greek Grilled Potatoes and said to put the recipe on the keeper list. I would have to agree even if I did make them. They taste like authentic Greek potatoes but with a hint of smoke. Yum. Talking about some good stuff.
If you liked this recipe, you’ll love these products:
- Garlic Gold® (nuggets in oil)
- Garlic Gold® Sea Salt Nuggets
