Chargrilled New Potato Skewers Recipes

CHARGRILLED NEW POTATO SKEWERS

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in boiling salted water until just tender, 15 minutes.
• Cut in half and toss with oil, salt and pepper.
• Thread potato halves on to skewers.
• If grilling outdoors on the barbeque over medium coals, turning regularly, until lightly charred, about 10 minutes. Serve hot.
• If doing indoors, preheat broiler.
• Broil, turning regularly, until lightly charred, 10 minutes.
• Planning ahead:.
• Pre-cook potatoes up to 1 day in advance. Cut in half, toss in oil and skewer up to 2 hours in advance. Cover and keep at room temperature until ready to grill.

GRILLED POTATO SKEWERS

Steps:

• Preheat your grill.
• In a large mixing bowl (or a sealed, gallon-sized, zipper top bag), combine all the ingredients and mix well to coat the potatoes.
• Place the potatoes on skewers and then on skewer rack. Place the entire rack on your heated grill.
• Grill for about 20 minutes (at 400 F. if your grill has a thermometer), turning about every 5 minutes to roast all sides.
• When the potatoes are soft or easily pierced with a knife or fork, use a pot holder to remove the rack from the grill and place it on a heat-safe surface. Allow the skewers to cool enough to be able to handle them, then serve the potatoes either on the skewers, or slide the potatoes off onto a plate.

GRILLED GREEK NEW POTATO SKEWERS

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling water, cook potatoes until just tender, about 8 minutes. You no NOT want mushy potatoes! Drain.
• Meanwhile in large bowl, mix olive oil, oregano, garlic, salt, pepper and pepper flakes. Add boiled potatoes, tomatoes and sweet peppers and gently toss to coat.
• Alternating vegetables, thread each of 4 skewers with 4 potatoes, 2 tomato wedges and 4 pepper chunks. Do not discard remaining oil.
• Cook on greased grill for 4 to 6 minutes or until potato skins are crisp, turning often and brushing them with remaining oil mixture.

SKEWERED GRILLED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes and water in a microwave safe bowl. Cook potatoes in microwave on high until just tender, about 15 minutes, stirring half-way through. Drain potatoes and allow to steam for a few minutes to dry.
• In a large bowl, stir together mayonnaise, wine, rosemary, and garlic powder. Mix in drained potatoes and toss to coat. Marinate, covered, in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate.
• Remove potatoes from marinade, and skewer. Grill, covered, for 6 to 8 minutes, brushing occasionally with marinade, turning half-way through. Remove potatoes from skewers and serve hot.