Three Ingredient Grilled Baby Potatoes
Tired of boring potatoes? Try these three ingredient mustard based grilled baby potatoes – you’ll never want to bake a potato again!
Confession: I don’t really like potatoes.
I know, I know. Potato lovers are gasping in horror. I’m probably pickier about potatoes than any other food I eat. If we’re being honest here, I generally find them to be incredibly bland.
I might eat half of a twice-baked potato, but I don’t like plain baked potatoes. Smashed garlic potatoes = good. Plain riced mashed potatoes = bad. (I am hard pressed to think of a food I hate more than potatoes which are whipped so smooth, you could drink them through a straw.)
If I order a sandwich while dining out, I always ask if the fries are thick or thin. Thick cut fries are an automatic no-go.
So given my general dislike of potatoes, it’s probably not surprising that I generally purchase them once a year: for our annual Hanukkah latkefest. (For the record, latkes are the single best thing you can make with a potato.)
Then… I joined a CSA, and found myself with tiny potatoes week after week. I pulled out my hair for a while last summer trying to figure out what to do with all these potatoes, until I spotted a menu with “mustard grilled potatoes.” Sold!
This grilled baby potatoes recipe really isn’t a recipe at all so much as a technique. After all, only 3 ingredients! (Four if you like your potatoes well salted.) But it’s become the only way I prepare my CSA potatoes now, and every time I serve them to friend, someone always asks for the recipe.
For the mayo haters: the mayo merely acts as a fat to coat the potatoes. You can sub oil instead for a similar result, although the thick mayo does a much better job of coating the potato. The potatoes do not taste like mayo at all, as most of it melts off while the potatoes cook.
Grilled baby potatoes so easy, you can make them in your sleep. And so delicious, your guests will keep asking for the recipe. Now that’s a serious win-win if you ask me!
Three Ingredient Grilled Baby Potatoes
Easy three ingredient mustard grilled baby potatoes – the perfect summer side!
Ingredients:
- 1 pound baby potatoes, scrubbed clean
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup spicy brown mustard
- salt, to taste
Directions:
- If potatoes are large, parboil for ~5 minutes. For small potatoes, skip this step.
- Drain the potatoes and mix with the mayonnaise, mustard, and salt. Stir well to ensure all potatoes are evenly coated.
- Transfer the potatoes to a grill basket and grill over medium-high heat for 10-12 minutes, stirring frequently, until soft and slightly charred on the outside.
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Yum! I'm curious though….no potatoes, no sweets….I need you to start a recipe with "THIS IS MY FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD" 🙂
Well, it doesn't say "THIS IS MY FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD!", but I do specify that it's the best mint chocolate chip ice cream I've ever had, so it's practically my favorite thing in the world. 🙂 https://www.bunsenburnerbakery.com/2013/06/mint-chocolate-chip-ice-cream.html
Too cold for grilling, can they be done in the oven?
I’m sure they can, although I don’t know how long to tell you to bake them for. I’d probably halve or quarter the potatoes so they cook faster, or parboil them first – otherwise I’d maybe start at 400 for an hour? Grilling over direct heat is so much faster than roasting in an oven!