Suya Beef Skewers

Name: Suya Beef Skewers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 600g g beef; 100g g peanuts; 2 tbsp paprika; 1 tbsp cayenne pepper; 1 tbsp ginger; 1 tbsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp cumin; 2 tbsp cooking oil; 1 each onion; 2 each tomato; 1 each lemon; 1 tsp salt

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Nigerian street food — beef skewers coated in a peanut-and-spice rub, char-grilled hard. Smoky, spicy, addictive. Serve with sliced raw onion and tomato.

Prep 15 mins

Cook 10 mins

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Per serving £1.51

Approx £6.06 total based on typical supermarket prices in GB. See yours →

S by Steven Tobin · Published 4 May 2026

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1

Toast peanuts in a dry pan, blend to a coarse powder. Mix with paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, cumin, ginger and salt.
2

Slice beef thinly, ideally against the grain. Toss with oil and rub thoroughly with the spice mix.
3

Marinate 30 minutes. Thread onto soaked wooden skewers.
4

Cook on a screaming-hot griddle pan or BBQ for 3 minutes per side.
5

Sprinkle with extra suya powder, sliced raw onion and tomato. Squeeze over lemon. Eat hot.

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Steven is the founder, recipe developer, and chief washer-upper at Budget Dinner Recipes. A passionate home cook from a big foodie family, he's spent years collecting and perfecting recipes from across the world — from Malaysian laksas and Kenyan curries to weeknight British classics. Family meals are at the heart of e…

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Suya Beef Skewers

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