Nigerian suya

Step 1 of 6

Slice the beef against the grain into strips 5 mm thick and about 3 cm wide.

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15 min

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Ingredients

  • 800 gBeef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw
  • 120 gPeanuts, all types, dry-roasted, without salt
  • 8 gSpices, pepper, red or cayenne
  • 6 gSpices, paprika
  • 4 gSpices, ginger, ground
  • 3 gSpices, garlic powder
  • 3 gSpices, onion powder
  • 4 gSoup, chicken broth or bouillon, dry
  • 3 gSalt, table
  • 30 gOil, vegetable, soybean, refined
  • 200 gOnions, raw
  • 200 gTomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average

Method

  1. Slice the beef against the grain into strips 5 mm thick and about 3 cm wide.
  2. Grind the peanuts dry into a fine powder (not a paste) and mix with cayenne, paprika, ground ginger, garlic and onion powder, crumbled bouillon and salt.
  3. Brush the meat with 20 g oil, coat in two thirds of the yaji spice and thread onto 8 skewers.
  4. Let the skewers rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  5. Grill the skewers on a hot grill or under the oven grill at 230 °C for 4 minutes per side. Brush with the remaining 10 g oil and sprinkle with the remaining third of the spice.
  6. Slice the onion into thin rings and the tomatoes into slices; serve raw with 2 skewers per portion.