Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Foil Wrapped Potatoes

This post goes out to Val who mentioned that it's been about a month since I posted the Wine-Can Chicken recipe and stated I would post the potato recipe the next day. Thanks for being so patient, Val!  This is not really a recipe but more of a method I use to avoid 1) heating up the kitchen in the summer and 2) doing dishes.  Foil is good like that.  This is also a great method for potatoes and other veggies when camping.

The Ingredients:

4-6 large Yukon gold potatoes (or any other potato you have on hand)
1 large onion, cut in half and sliced
6-8 garlic cloves, peeled
4-6 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp unsalted butter
Lawry's Season Salt (or kosher/sea salt)
pepper to taste
1 tbsp chopped rosemary (optional)
Heavy duty foil

The Method:

Tear off 2 large pieces of foil.  Wash potatoes and cut into 1-2 inch pieces.  Place the potatoes on the foil. Sprinkle onion and garlic over the potatoes. Add the olive oil and butter. Season with Lawry's and pepper.  Fold the foil one piece at a time into a tightly sealed package.  Place on grill over high heat for 10 minutes. Flip and cook over high for 10 more minutes.  Move to cooler part of the grill and continue cooking for another 30-40 minutes.  Potatoes will stay hot until you unwrap them.  You can also do this in an oven on 400 degrees.  Top with a bit of sour cream and enjoy!!!