jamie's grilled hobo potatoes
It's grilling time again, and I like to have most of my food prepared outside on the grill. I love the flavor of food cooked over charcoal. This is my favorite way to make a side dish of my new red potatoes. Serve with your favorite BBQ meal. Tonight, I was in the mood for an old-fashioned plain cheeseburger. I served these potatoes with a side of stewed squash out of the garden today.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Jamie's grilled hobo potatoes are a twist on the camping favorite side dish that's usually made in a foil pouch. These are prepared in a cast iron skillet over charcoal briquettes. Once cooked, the sliced potatoes are tender with crispy edges. They absorb the flavors from the smoky bacon and the sweet Vidalia onion. This recipe makes a full cast iron, so it's a great barbecue side dish. It will be delicious during summer grilling season alongside hamburgers, steaks, or grilled chicken.
Ingredients
- 1 pound bacon
- - extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large sweet Vidalia onion
- 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 5 large new red potatoes
- - salt and pepper, to taste
- - red pepper flakes, optional
How To Make jamie's grilled hobo potatoes
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Step 1Prepare the charcoal grill. -
Step 2Wash the potatoes and remove any bad spots. Do not peel.
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Step 3With a mandolin or the side of a grater, slice the potatoes.
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Step 4Slice the onions.
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Step 5When the charcoal turns mostly gray, it's ready. Spread out the charcoal.
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Step 6Place the cast iron skillet on the grate over the coals. Drizzle olive oil on the skillet to prevent the bacon from wanting to stick.
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Step 7Cook the bacon in the pan until crispy and then set aside.
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Step 8Add the grated garlic to the pan and cook for a few seconds.
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Step 9Add the sliced potatoes to the pan.
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Step 10Then the sliced onion.
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Step 11Salt and pepper to taste. I like to add a little red pepper too.
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Step 12Let the potatoes cook. Stir them often and do not allow them to burn.
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Step 13When the potatoes feel tender, add the bacon back into the skillet in big pieces or keep them as strips. As the potatoes are cooking, stir and keep it up so as not to burn. Depending on how much bacon grease is rendered, you may need to add a little more olive oil.
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Step 14Continue to cook. While stirring, begin to cut the potatoes and bacon with the spatula. Keep stirring until very tender and done.
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Step 15They should look like this when ready. Cooking time will very from charcoal cooker. It will depend on how heavy you put on the coals and how far the skillet is from the coals. My complete time on the bacon was 5 minutes and the rest took about 45 minutes to finish.
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