Beef suya
Try Nigeria’s number one street food, beef suya – with a melt-in-the-mouth texture and a spiced, peanut flavour, it can be served as a snack or a centrepiece
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 850g sirloin steak , thinly sliced
- 4tbsp vegetable oil
- 1large onion , diced
- 3large tomatoes , diced
- parsley , chopped, to garnish (optional)
- 150g roasted peanuts
- 2tbsp paprika
- 2tbsp onion powder
- 2tbsp ground ginger
- 4tbsp ground scotch bonnet pepper (or to taste)
- 2tbsp garlic powder
- 1tbsp vegetable oil
- 2calabash nutmegs , crushed
Instructions
Step 1
First, make the marinade. Whizz the peanuts in a food processor until finely chopped. Add the paprika, onion powder, ginger, ground scotch bonnet, garlic powder and 1 tbsp of vegetable oil, and pulse until combined. Tip into a bowl. Put the nutmeg in the food processor and blitz along with a pinch of black pepper. Sift this into the peanuts and mix together.Step 2
Put the steak in a large bowl or shallow dish. Drizzle with the vegetable oil, sprinkle with 2 tsp of salt and mix to coat. Add the marinade and mix again to coat. Refrigerate, covered, for 2 hrs.Step 3
Drain the beef, discarding the marinade, then thread the meat onto the skewers.Step 4
Griddle the beef, covered, over a medium-high heat for 10-15 mins, turning occasionally. Garnish with the diced onions, tomatoes and parsley, if using, to serve.