Can I roast potatoes in butter?

Yes! Butter roasted potatoes are tasty and an easy thing to make as part of a delicious summer meal. The butter enhances the taste of the potatoes and helps create a crispy crust on the outside while keeping the inside moist. In addition, it helps them brown more easily and evenly and even caramelises the skin a bit, adding a delicious sweet and savoury flavour.

How do I make the perfect potatoes on the BBQ?

Making potatoes on the BBQ instead of, for example, in the oven, gives you perfectly crispy potatoes with a delightful smoky note. When making them on the BBQ, brushing them with plenty of butter will make it easier not to burn them as the higher, more intense heat can make them burn more easily. Choose starchy ones that will hold their shape and grill on medium-high heat, brushing with butter before and during grilling. This step will ensure you always make the perfect potatoes on the BBQ!

What herbs should I use for potatoes on the grill?

Most fresh, green herbs are suitable for potatoes on the grill. We use sage and flat-leaf parsley in this recipe, but other herbs such as rosemary and thyme are also popular choices when you want to add robust flavour to herb-roasted potatoes. Choose one type or mix different herbs together to create a complex and tailored result, allowing the herbs to work their flavourful magic when combined with the melted butter.

How to grill potato wedges?

Grilling potato wedges make them crispy and slightly smoky as the high heat makes them crispy on the outside with a buttery tenderness on the inside. Wash and slice the wedges, brush with butter, and place them on a warm BBQ. Turn the butter-roasted potatoes to make sure that they get roasted on all sides. Barbecue for about 20 minutes depending on the size of the potato wedges.

Grilled buttery herb potatoes

45 mins cooking time

Rustle up butter roasted potatoes with herbs and please the BBQ with a buttery side dish, surprise your loved ones with a rich and flavourful side dish. Cover the roughly cut potato wedges roasting on the BBQ with creamy butter mixed with fresh parsley and sage. Let the buttery herb potatoes combine a certain savouriness with buttery notes – earthy, soft potatoes. This is your delightful BBQ side dish.

Grilled buttery herb potatoes

45 mins cooking time

Method

Wash the potatoes and cut each one into 6-8 wedges.

Fire up the grill.

When the grill is ready, melt the butter and brush the potato wedges with butter on all sides, then sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Now grill the potatoes on all sides for about 20 minutes, turn the potatoes regularly and brush with melted butter. When they are done, add the chopped fresh herbs to the rest of the melted butter and brush the potatoes one last time before serving.

Questions about butter roasted potatoes with herbs

Once you have tried butter roasted potatoes with herbs on the BBQ, there is no going back. Below, we have answered some frequently asked questions about the recipe for you to dig into if you want to know more.

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Show your cooking skills with herb roasted potatoes on the grill

Herb roasted potatoes on the BBQ deserve a permanent spot in any cooking repertoire. They are easy to make and with few ingredients, you create a dish that pleases most people. They look appetising with their golden-brown crust and crunchy outside, paired with the fluffy insides, they’re moreish once tasted too. The not-so-secret secret lies in the butter that is brushed on regularly throughout the grilling process. Together with the fresh and flavourful herbs, it creates a solid foundation for a meal for everyone to enjoy.

Use flavourful and savoury fresh herbs

This recipe uses fresh sage and flat-leaf parsley to enhance and complement the earthy potato flavour. Sage has a strong and savoury flavour that is often described as earthy, peppery, and slightly bitter. It pairs well with the rich butter and adds depth and character to the roasted potatoes.

Flat-leaved parsley brings a freshness and brightness that balances out the earthiness of the potatoes and sage as well as the richness of the butter, so you end up with a balanced flavour and a delicious dish. In addition, the pop of green makes the golden butter roasted potatoes look even more appetising.

Let the butter do the work

Butter is the perfect ally when making herb-roasted potatoes. It enhances the flavour, texture, and moisture with a rich and creamy underlying flavour, which delicately brings out the earthy flavour of the potatoes. By brushing the potato wedges with butter during the roasting process, they become crispy. This creates to a tempting texture as well as a golden-brown crust. The butter helps seal moisture in the potatoes, so they do not dry out and stay tender and juicy when done.

In short, butter works wonders for flavour and texture, and when you roast potatoes in butter, you get a delicious result that satisfies both your eyes and your palate.

If you want to try another delicious butter-coated treat on the grill, try our corn on the cob with chilli and parmesan and serve with a lemon pepper butter salmon.

Add your own touch

Butter roasted potatoes with herbs are a safe choice for most occasions. They are easy to make whether you’re cooking for a handful of people or a large group of hungry mouths. You can easily add your own touch to make the recipe fit personal preferences or whatever you have available in your fridge.

For example, different herbs will add a different taste and thereby make the butter-roasted potatoes fit different situations. Both thyme and rosemary pair well with potatoes, and the two are often used together. By using different herbs, you can vary the flavours so much that it almost becomes a new dish every time.

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