grilled bacon potatoes

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 baking potatoes, scrubbed
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 12 slices bacon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil for brushing
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
• make 4 cuts into each potato without going all of the way through so that each potato has been cut into 5 thick slices. place potatoes squares of aluminum foil. sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon of salt inside each potato, then wrap with 3 slices of bacon and secure with toothpicks if needed. brush the potatoes with olive oil, then sprinkle with brown sugar and black pepper. wrap the potatoes loosely in the aluminum foil.
• grill potatoes until the bacon has crisped, and the potato is soft in the center, about 45 minutes depending on grill temperature.