Chorizo Smashed Baby Potatoes

Chorizo and aioli smashed potatoes – BBQ style

Meat. Garlic. Potatoes. What more could you want? Oh, I also threw in a splash of red wine too so it’s basically the perfect dish.  

If you’ve got a bag of baby potatoes and love a BBQ, this is the next recipe you need to try. Charred spuds grilled with soft, juicy chorizo, red wine, smashed garlic cloves and finished off with a generous dollop of garlic aioli. To enhance the flavour even more, I used a herb brush made up of thyme, rosemary and oregano to infuse some herby goodness and capture all that lovely chorizo fat. 

It’s a super simple dish that is a little different from your shop-bought potato salad. Why not make as much as possible on the BBQ? 

Can I make this dish a little saucier?

If you want more of a patatas bravas style dish, simply add a tomato sauce and extra dash of red wine to give you all the tapas feels. Play around with some spices too if you want a bit of a kick. 

Can I cook these in the oven instead?

Yep! If you don’t have a BBQ, you can oven cook at 200ºc for 30-40 mins or until crispy and cooked through. You can also cook in a frying pan on the hob if preferred. 

Have you got anymore BBQ potato recipes?

Er…of course. Check out my YouTube video below for the full step by step tutorial, or check out my Hot Maple BBQ Potato Kebab and BBQ Potato Caesar Salad recipes from that same video.

For this YouTube video I took full advantage of the outdoor kitchen and tested a whole range of BBQ potato recipes. I’d love to know what you think of this style of video because I’m fully in my YouTube era and always looking for ways to make my videos more informative, more useful and hopefully a little more entertaining too. Some feedback is actively encouraged. 

Alongside these skewers, you can also try:

BBQ Potato Wedges 

Ingredients:

• x2 large Maris Piper potatoes 
• Olive oil 
• Salt & pepper

Instructions: 

1. Give your potatoes a prick with a fork then wrap tightly in foil and cook in the BBQ embers for about 1 hour or until cooked all the way through. 
2. Then cut your potato into wedges and place on a hot cast iron pan with some oil and seasoning, Place back on the BBQ and cook until crispy. You need to turn regularly and add more oil if needed. 

BBQ New Potatoes 

Ingredients:

• 500g mini new potatoes 
• 100g salted butter
• Flavourings of choice e.g. garlic, rosemary, paprika, chipotle etc 

1. Place your spuds on tin foil and add the butter and your additional flavourings of choice, including salt. Either wrap or grab an additional piece of foil to wrap the contents to form a little parcel. Cook over BBQ embers until soft or cooked all the way through, usually an hour. 
2. Once cooked, unwrap and enjoy!