Baby potatoes with bacon and dill
1 LEMON AND GARLIC BAKED POTATOES
2 kg medium potatoes,
quartered
125 ml (½ c) olive oil salt and freshly ground
pepper
SAUCE
250 ml (1 c) extra-virgin
olive oil
125 ml (½ c) fresh
lemon juice
90 ml (6 T) chopped
fresh dill grated zest of 1 lemon 24 garlic cloves,
chopped
Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
1 Mix the potatoes with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a large roasting pan and bake for 30 minutes or until the potatoes start to soften.
2 Sauce Whisk the oil, lemon juice, dill and lemon zest together. Set aside 30 ml (2 T) of the sauce.
3 Pour the rest of the sauce over the potatoes and return to the oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown and crisp.
4 Mix the reserved sauce with the garlic and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
5 Mix the potatoes with the garlicky sauce and serve.
MARIETTE AND CHRIS (AS SEEN ON KOM ONS BRAAI EPISODE 2 ON VIA)
2 BABY POTATOES
WITH BACON AND DILL
30 ml (2 T) olive oil
125 g smoked streaky
bacon, chopped
7 ml (1½ t) smoked
paprika
5 ml (1 t) ground cumin 5 ml (1 t) ground
coriander
500 g baby potatoes,
boiled and drained saltandfreshlyground
pepper
2 dill sprigs, chopped 1 Heat the oil and fry the bacon until crisp. Add the spices and stir-fry for another minute.
2 Halve the potatoes and mix into the bacon mixture. Season with salt and pepper.
3 Remove the bacon and potato mixture from the heat and mix in the dill.
4 Put two sheets of foil on top of each other and spoon the potatoes into the middle. Fold the foil over to make a parcel.
5 Braai the potato parcel on a grid for 30 minutes or until the potatoes are deliciously crisp.
FRANCOIS AND NIKKI (AS SEEN ON KOM ONS BRAAI EPISODE 8 ON VIA)
SERVES 6 Preparation 10 min Cooking 45 min
SERVES 6 Preparation 10 min Cooking 40 min
3 MEDITERRANEAN
CRUSHED BABY POTATOES
300 g baby potatoes,
boiled and drained TOPPING
250 g sun-dried
tomatoes, chopped 250 g pitted olives,
chopped 100gcapers
60 ml (¼ c) olive oil 1 Arrange the potatoes in an ovenproof dish and crush slightly with a fork.
2 Topping Mix all the ingredients well and pour over the potatoes.
3 Braai the potatoes in a kettle braai over high heat until golden brown and crisp.
Stir occasionally to prevent the potatoes catching.
TALITHA AND TERENCE (AS SEEN ON KOM ONS BRAAI EPISODE 4 ON VIA)
SERVES 6 Preparation 10 min Braaiing 10 min