Sweet, herby, and smokey, these grilled sweet potato wedges get an added spice kick when dipped in curry ketchup. They taste as good as they look and don’t take much time at all.
Meat and potatoes, my favorite meal, any type of meat, any type of potatoes. But what is better than that is grilled meat and potatoes. I’ve never actually grilled potatoes before and now I wish I had because it adds a wonderful slightly smokey flavor and brings out the natural sweetness in the potatoes. These grilled potatoes served as a side dish to my end of grilling season, going out in style, grilled filet mignon with mint and parsley that we enjoyed this past weekend.
The potatoes are microwaved whole just to cook them through and give the grill some help to speed up the cooking process. I suggest keeping the skins on the potatoes and this serves 2 purposes. Firstly, it helps keeps the wedges intact so they don’t get floppy because cooked sweet potato can pretty soft, and secondly, the skin is where all the nutrients are. Now, they will be a little soft when you cut them, and you have to handle them delicately so they don’t fall apart, but once they are grilled, they become nice and sturdy.
Now let’s talk about that curry ketchup. I smothered it on everything on my plate, including the filet mignon. Why haven’t I made this before? I am a huge curry fan and in England, we will put curry sauce on just about anything and this ketchup is perfect for putting on just about anything. Forget boring old tomato ketchup, this is newest thing for me. It’s tangy, it’s slightly sweet and you get a little bit of heat on the back end, not too much, but just enough. Maybe I’ll incorporate it into an amazing burger recipe, hmmm…
Grilled sweet potato wedges with curry ketchup
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Course: Side Dish
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 large or 4 medium sweet potatoes scrubbed clean
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
- 2 garlic cloves grated
- 2 teaspoons mild curry powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 -15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar or 3 tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions
- Wrap 1 potato in a paper towel and microwave on high for 2 minutes. Turn and repeat. Do this until the potato is slightly soft to the touch.
- Repeat with the other potato.
- Allow the potatoes to cool.
- When they are cool, cut into wedges.
- Preheat your outdoor grill or indoor grill pan.
- Brush the wedges with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper and fresh rosemary.
- Grill on each side for 3-4 minutes until you get nice grill marks.
- To a large saucepan over medium heat add olive oil.
- Add the chopped onion and sauté for about 5 minutes until softened.
- Add the grated ginger and garlic, stir and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the curry, garam masala, ground coriander, smoked paprika, salt and pepper.
- Stir until mixed with the onions for about 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add the tomato paste and stir into the onion and spices.
- Add the white wine vinegar (stand back and do not breathe in the fumes) and stir to mix.
- Add the tomato sauce and mix well.
- Simmer for 15 minutes until it is thick and the constancy of ketchup. If it gets too thick, add water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Blend in the blender or use an immersion blender to make smooth.
- Transfer to a sealed container.
Recipe Notes
*The ketchup will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.You may also like:
I love grilled sweet potatoes! Thanks for sharing. I have pinned. I found you over at the Bloggers Brags linkup.
Hi Tamara, thank you for coming over to visit.
Curry Ktchup. Who knew. Love Sweet potatoes. Pinned Janette. Thanks for sharing
Hi Michelle, I wished I’d made this before, it’s good on almost everything 🙂
Everything about this is just fantastic! I love the combination of flavors in the ketchup. I can imagine that the grilled sweet potato and the ketchup taste amazing together 🙂
Thank you Nicole.
I’ve only had the frozen sweet potato fries and didn’t like them that much. I need to try making them myself with this recipe! Thanks for sharing with Hump Day Happenings.
That ketchup sounds fantastic! I love curry flavors with sweet potato, what an awesome combination.
These sound so delish! And….we are grilling this weekend so I can give them a try! woot!
Love the sweet potatoes with curry ketchup – Sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing at the Bloggers Brag Pinterest Party.
I love sweet potatoes and this wedges looks yummy! I like the addition of curried ketchup. I can just imagine what wonderful taste party it will be when I am devouring them. 🙂
Your curry ketchup is the bomb! It has to be so delish on the Sweet Potato “fries”. Thanks for sharing at #theWeekendSocial. See you Thursday at 9:00 PM EST. Pinned!
Perfect, was looking for a good recipe for this. Thanks for sharing.
Simon