Roasted Garlic Adobo Baby Potatoes

Happy New Year! I am finally back from a short break from cooking and recipe writing.  There’s nothing new to report but I am hooked on Yuri!!! on Ice!  It’s a sports + romance anime about figure skating that’s captured the hearts of people around the world including mine.  World renowned figure skaters are also watching the anime and commenting on social media about it. The show has piqued my interest for ice skating so much so that my best friend and I drove up to Delaware to watch the US National Skate Team Send Off last week. The US team has a lot of talented skaters! We also got to meet figure skating champion Johnny Weir and a bunch of other amazing fangirls.

YOI and Johnny Weir Fangirls

Meanwhile in our kitchen…Roasted Garlic.  

I naively thought that roasting garlic was a waste of time when I can just smash cloves with a mortar and pestle and throw them in hot oil.  Hahaha!  Ignorante!  I laugh at how clueless I was.  Seriously, there is so much I don’t know about cooking.   Roast Garlic is delish! It has and unforgettable mild, nutty, buttery flavor.

My beloved spouse walks in after work, I am excited and enthusiastic to share my new discovery.
Me: “Have you ever had roasted garlic?”
He nods and says: “U-huh,  you know the best thing in the world is pumpernickel toast with roasted garlic spread on it.  It’s even better as a vehicle for steak tartare.”
Me:  Blank face.

The man has been holding out on me!  Or am I the only one who has not had roasted garlic until now?

Then…

Roasted Garlic Adobo Baby Potatoes happened.

Can I say I’ve found I new love?

Tips:

1. Roasted Garlic Adobo Baby Potatoes can be served as an appetizer or as a side dish.
2. If pressed for time, combine adobo potatoes and roasted garlic cloves in a bowl, drizzle with adobo sauce, mix and serve

Garlic Adobo Baby Potatoes, oh yeah.

Print Recipe

Roasted Garlic Adobo Baby Potatoes

Author: Amusingmaria.com

Ingredients

For Roasted Garlic

• 3 Garlic Bulbs 1/4 of top cut/trimmed off
• Olive Oil
• Salt and Pepper

For Adobo Baby Potatoes

• 2 tablespoons Cooking Oil
• 1 pound red baby potatoes
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 3 medium sized Bay Leaves
• Roasted Garlic Cloves

Instructions

For Roasted Garlic

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
• Lightly grease a small baking dish
• Coat cut garlic bulbs generously with oil and place on a baking dish, cut side up
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper lightly
• Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes
• Set side to cool

For Adobo Baby Potatoes

• Wash potatoes thoroughly and pat dry
• Heat oil in a frying pan or skillet on medium-low heat
• Add soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, pepper, and bay leaves and mix well
• Add Baby Potatoes and mix until potatoes are coated with Adobo sauce
• Cover and cook for about 45 minutes, mix occasionally
• Potatoes are done when fork tender
• Set aside to cool

For Roasted Garlic Adobo Baby Potatoes

• Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
• Mix potatoes to coat each potato with Adobo sauce
• Line Adobo Potatoes on a greased baking sheet
• Gently smash potato halfway down with a fork
• Top with 1-2 roasted garlic cloves
• Gently smash roasted garlic clove and potatoes until flat
• Drizzle with remaining Adobo sauce
• Bake for 10 minutes
• Garnish with green onions (optional)