The Lazy Cook

Current season's new potatoes are starting to appear in the supermarkets. You can get them ready washed in bags. Cook them as soon as you get them home. Tip them into a saucepan of salted water, bring to the boil and and leave them boiling for 15 minutes. Get a knife with a sharp tip and give the biggest you can see a poke. If the knife goes in easily, they're done. Drain them in a colander and tip them into a bowl. Drizzle a little olive oil over them and shake to coat them evenly. They'll keep in the fridge for at least a week - maybe longer, but mine are always eaten well before that. Lovely on their own, or with mayonnaise or a little knob of butter. And then you can slice them and sauté them with some onions and garlic - if you add some chorizo and turn the heat down and give them 10 minutes or so for the oil from the chorizo to infuse with the potato and onion you've got a really delicious yet simple dish. Here's to new potatoes!