Sweet potato wedges roasted in the oven with African-style peri-peri spices. Not for the faint-hearted when it comes to heat!

Roasted Peri-Peri Sweet Potato Wedges

I love a good wedge. Much prefer them to chips on some occasions. I like the way they hold their own in a dish and sometimes steal the limelight, like these Spicy peri-peri wedges. These wedges bring a taste of Africa to any dish (especially BBQ & Grilled Meats). They are very simple to make too: all you need to do is coat them in the spices, pop them in the oven, kick back and leave them to roast away.

Why should I make peri-peri wedges?

• A delicious alternative to plain potato wedges
• African peri-peri spices are simply divine on sweet potato!
• The perfect side dish to add to your summer BBQ feasts!
• Get those vits in with a good source of vitamin B and C from the sweet potato!

The Peri-Peri Spice Craze!

Peri-peri is a very common spice in Angola due to the Portuguese influence. It’s originally made from the malagueta pepper, which I’m assuming is very spicy as peri-peri is known for being a spicy, peppery rub. Of course, for us Westerners, it came to fame from the Portuguese restaurant chain, Nando’s. As a nation, we are now obsessed and like to put it on everything.

Here’s my take on peri-peri

My take on the peri-peri spice mix is a little bit different. The original peri-peri spice mix contains citrus however I’ve got the acidity from the white wine vinegar in my lazy garlic mix. Reality: didn’t have any lemons and we are in the middle of pandemic (avoiding supermarket as much as possible!)

The wedge pre-bake, soaking in all their spicy peri-peri glory

Roasted peri-peri sweet potato wedges

Sweet potato roasted in the oven with African-style peri-peri spices. The perfect BBQ accompaniment.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine African

Servings 2

Ingredients

  

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• 2 sweet potatoes medium

Peri-peri spice mix

• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp ground cardamon
• 1 tsp cayenne chilli powder
• Pinch salt and pepper
• 1 tsp lazy garlic or crushed garlic clove
• Drizzle olive oil

Instructions

 

• Slice your sweet potato into wedge-sized pieces and place in your roasting dish.
• Mix together the ingredients for the peri-peri spice mix and rub over the wedges. Drizzle with oil and mix together with your hands (it's easier!)
• Roast in the oven for 25 minutes.

Notes

Aga cooking – All my recipes are tested and made on an Aga but then adapted for a conventional oven. If you’re an Aga user like myself then you can follow the recipe as above and use the roasting oven, middle shelf to cook these. 

Storing – I wouldn’t recommend making these and storing them once cooked. Fresh is best! You can make the peri peri mix and store it in the fridge for quite a few weeks. The reason I say fridge is due to the crushed garlic. You can make without the garlic and store in the cupboard for years, then just add the garlic after!

Re-heating – Like I said, I wouldn’t recommend making these and re-heating. They taste just as nice cold. 

Freezing – You could make some of these and freeze them pre-cook. You would just need to freeze on a tray and then pour into a lockable freezer bag. Defrost thoroughly and cook as normal, or cook from frozen and add an extra 10 minutes on your cooking time.

 

Keyword BBQ Food, For Two, Sides, Weekend Feasts

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Breakfast: A refreshing glass of my pineapple, mango and banana smoothie.

Lunch/dinner: African Chicken Peanut Stew

Dessert: We all need a slice of my peanut cake with caramel buttercream right now!

See my post on how to eat like an Angolan for more information on what you would eat over there!