Nigerian Beef Suya is a popular street delicacy enjoyed by everyone. To describe it in layman's terms, it is simply barbecued skewered meat prepared with a special spice known as suya spice.
Originally from the Northern part of Nigeria, "Suya" has now been adopted as a main staple across Nigeria. The secret to this popular meal has a lot to do with the specially prepared spice which is usually coated around the meat before roasting on the barbecue grill. Suya spice is made from a mixture of different ingredients which includes pepper, groundnuts and a host of others. During my street foodie waka through the North, i also noticed to my amazement that it's sometimes prepared in open flame as shown in the pictures. i had never seen it done in open flame before that day and my curiosity got the better part of me. Though i couldn't speak Hausa language, i was able to get the ingredients from the "mai suya" by going through the Hausa-English conversion Language book i was given at the camp :D. It could be made with beef, chicken, ram or Inner parts such as kidney, liver and tripe (Sharki).
Ingredients for Suya spice:
• ½ cup roasted groundnuts "peanuts"
• ½ cup Small Dry cayenne pepper “Ose Nkiri”
• 1 tsp. Salt
• ½ tsp. dry ginger, ground
• ½ tsp. dry garlic, ground
How to make Suya spice:::
Step 1: Peel the skin off the roasted peanuts by rubbing between your hands. place the roasted peanuts on a flat tray and blow off the skin leaving the bare peanuts.
Step 2: Place the peeled peanuts in a dry mill, add the small dry cayenne pepper and blend into a smooth fine powder
Step 3: Add the ground ginger, garlic powder and salt, blend some more to incorporate.
This can now be used to coat the meat you intend roasting
Ingredients for Beef Suya:::
• Beef
• Suya Spice
• Vegetable oil /Groundnut oil
Tools you'll need:
Skewers
Directions:::
Step 1: Slice the beef into thin strips
Step 2: Insert the skewers through about 3-4 strips of beef from the middle
Step 3: Dip the beef skewers in the Suya spice making sure you coat every part generously
Step 4: Drizzle with vegetable oil and place on the barbecue grill. In the north, Suya is sometimes prepared in open flame.
Step 5: Once in a while, brush some more vegetable oil over the meat to prevent it from burning and drying up.
Serve with chopped chunks of Raw onion, Tomatoes or Cucumber
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