Barbecued spuds with chorizo mayo
Serves: 6
Prep time: 20 mins
Total time:
Recipe photograph by Kris Kirkham
Barbecued spuds with chorizo mayo
Recipe by Sarah Cook
This moreish chorizo mayo will become your summer staple this year. It’s also great slathered over freshly barbecued corn on the cob
Serves: 6
Prep time: 20 mins
Total time:
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
437Kcal
Fat
33gr
Saturates
4gr
Carbs
27gr
Sugars
3gr
Fibre
3gr
Protein
6gr
Salt
1.4gr
Sarah Cook
Sarah, a former food editor, has now been writing and styling recipes for over 10 years. Born in NZ, to Irish-English immigrants, and married to a Polish-Scot, her food is as diverse as her family, with a particular passion for baking mash-ups.
Sarah Cook
Sarah, a former food editor, has now been writing and styling recipes for over 10 years. Born in NZ, to Irish-English immigrants, and married to a Polish-Scot, her food is as diverse as her family, with a particular passion for baking mash-ups.
Ingredients
- 75g diced chorizo
- 1 tsp olive oil, plus plus 2 tbsp
- 1kg baby new potatoes, or similar
- 2 large garlic cloves, peeled
- 200g good-quality mayonnaise
- 1 lemon wedge
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
Step by step
Get ahead
Make the mayonnaise and parboil the potatoes in the morning, then chill the mayo. Remove the mayo from the fridge about 45 minutes before serving to take the chill off.
- Tip the chorizo into a cold frying pan with 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Fry over a low heat until the chorizo is crisp and golden. Use a slotted spoon to remove two-thirds of the chorizo to a plate leaving as much oil as you can in the pan. Leave to cool.
- Put the potatoes in a big saucepan of cold water, put on the hob over a high heat and bring to the boil. Once the water is boiling, add the whole peeled garlic cloves and set a timer for 8 minutes, or cook until the potatoes are just tender when pierced. Drain well and let the potatoes steam dry.
- Once the plated chorizo is cool, put it in a mini food processor, or equivalent, with the mayonnaise and boiled garlic cloves and whizz until well blended and quite smooth. Season with pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice to taste. Transfer to a serving bowl and chill if making ahead (see ‘Get ahead’, above)
- Tip the drained potatoes onto one half of a large double-layered sheet of foil – it should be big enough so the spuds can sit in a single layer rather than heaped up. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with the salt flakes and some freshly ground pepper. Fold the other half of the foil over and tightly seal the potatoes in an ‘envelope’ by rolling up the edges. When ready to barbecue, put the foil parcel directly onto the grill of the hot barbecue and barbecue for about 20 minutes, flipping the parcel over halfway. Poke a hole in the parcel to check the potatoes are nicely charred and cooked through.
- Quickly warm up the reserved chorizo and chorizo oil, then spoon a little over the bowl of mayonnaise and the rest over the potatoes. Toss the potatoes with the parsley, then serve with the chorizo mayonnaise for spooning over.