This post is sponsored by Mizkan’s Nakano. I was compensated and all opinions are my own.
Since I couldn’t be with my dad this Father’s Day, I thought I would post a little something something that reminds me of him…BBQ SAUCE!
When my dad was young, his family owned a chicken and ribs restaurant in Chicago. When I was young, my dad grilled ALL THE TIME! So, it only makes sense that I celebrate my dad with some homemade BBQ!
Before we talk wedges, let’s talk sauce.
YOU GUYS.
Homemade BBQ sauce is so easy to make! The best part is, you only need a few ingredients!
strained tomatoes (or ketchup)
maple syrup
molasses
spices
So sweet and tangy and ABSOLUTELY DELISH!
Ingredients for Sweet Maple BBQ Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges
tomatoes
Nakano Roasted Garlic Seasoned Rice Vinegar
maple syrup
molasses
onion powder
garlic powder
ground mustard seed
salt
arrowroot starch
sweet potatoes
Sweet Maple BBQ Sauce
olive oil
Coconut Oil Spray
The featured ingredient in this BBQ Sauce is Nakano’s Roasted Garlic Seasoned Rice Vinegar. Nakano has tons of different flavored rice vinegar flavors and I adore this one. It’s sweet, garlicky, and tangy all at the same time. It’s actually quite delicious on it’s own on top of a salad or grilled veggies….just my two sense.
Sweet Maple BBQ Sauce + Sweet Potato Wedges.
Hot damn.
Ladies. No men are needed to get these grill marks. I promise you.
The secret to grill marks is a hot grill (about 400-450 degrees F), a piece of tin foil, and coconut oil spray.
Oh….and PATIENCE! You really need to just let em cook!
So, Happy Father’s Day Dad! Even though I’m not with you today, I’m thinking of you and so proud of who you are!
Thank you so much for your support as I continue to do sponsored posts.
First, preheat grill to about 450 degrees F. Then, wash and dry your sweet potatoes. Cut into large wedges. Place wedges into a gallon-size bag and pour in olive oil. Toss until all are coated.
Next, place a piece of tin foil on your grill. Spray generously with coconut oil spray. Lay wedges onto grill.
Using a grill brush, brush on bbq sauce to 1 the side facing up. Let wedges cook for about 7-10 minutes. Evaluate the situation and check to see what your grill marks look like 😀
Turn wedges, brush second side with more bbq sauce. Let cook for an additional 7ish minutes.
Remove from grill, brush one more time with BBQ sauce.