Thursday, October 21, 2010

Is it just me or does everyone love spuds?

We had Keith, Ro and Chris for dinner last night and put some spring lamb racks on the barbeque. It was such perfect meat that I just spread it with a paste of fresh lemon, garlic and rosemary that I had pounded in the mortar and pestle with a little olive oil and salt and pepper.  Left to do its thing for a couple of hours.  Nick cooked these rare and we served them with asparagus and french beans, just steamed with a touch of lemon infused olive oil to finish and best of all - the following potato dish.
Originally a recipe from Antonio Carluccio, I’ve adapted it to suit us.  Can’t remember what it was even called but we will call it…
Antonio’s Potatoes
This will be enough for 4 people
750g potatoes, cut in half (I use chat or kipfler or similar)
2 red onions peeled and cut in quarters
1 punnet of cherry tomatoes
A whole bunch of fresh basil – leaves only, I have also done this with other herbs, any soft herbs, mint, coriander, parsley or a mix is great too.
Put all ingredients into a roasting pan, toss with salt, pepper and plenty of olive oil and pop into an oven to bake 180C for about an hour.  You will need to toss this a couple of times while cooking.
Try this it really is tasty and will be an easy addition to your  summer barbeques.

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