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Meat
Tchinga
Beef skewers grilled over embers, coated in spices and groundnut powder.
- Category
- Meat
- Origin
- All of Niger
- Preparation
- 20 min + 1 h marinade
- Cooking
- 15 min
- Serves
- 4 people
Tchinga is the king skewer of Nigerien evenings: pieces of beef marinated in a mixture of spices and groundnut, grilled over a wood fire and served with onions, tomatoes and chilli.
Ingredients
- 1 kg beef (sirloin or rump)
- 4 tbsp groundnut powder (kuli-kuli)
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 stock cube, salt
- 3 tbsp oil
- Onions, tomatoes and lettuce to serve
Method
- Cut the meat into thin slices or small cubes.
- Mix the groundnut powder, ginger, crushed garlic, chilli, stock cube, salt and oil.
- Coat the meat with this mixture and leave to marinate for at least 1 hour.
- Thread the pieces onto skewers.
- Grill over hot embers for 10 to 15 minutes, turning regularly, then serve with the raw vegetables.
