Suya beef skewers with tomato salad
◷ 62 minmedium
Thin beef strips coated in roasted peanuts, ginger and chilli, grilled until cooked through with lightly charred edges. A juicy tomato, red onion and lime salad balances the spicy crust.
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Chicken souvlaki with tzatziki
◷ 110 mineasy
Lemon, garlic and oregano flavour juicy chicken thigh skewers with lightly charred edges. Serve with thick cucumber-yoghurt tzatziki and warm, soft pita.
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Suya beef skewers with tomato salad
Preparation takes 35 minutes. Cooking takes 25 minutes. Allow 62 minutes in total. Makes 4 servings. Key ingredients: raw sirloin or rump steak, weighed after trimming, unsalted roasted peanuts, ground ginger, paprika, cayenne pepper. Equipment: Small food processor or spice grinder, Eight approximately 25 cm metal skewers, Approximately 30 × 40 cm shallow metal tray with a grill-safe rack, Overhead grill, Thin-tip digital food thermometer, Tongs and oven gloves, Separate raw-meat and salad chopping boards and utensils, Mixing bowls and a clean platter for cooked beef.
Kitchen tip: If the peanut crust darkens before the beef reaches its temperature endpoint, lower the rack and continue cooking; do not serve undercooked folds to save the coating.
Chicken souvlaki with tzatziki
Preparation takes 40 minutes. Cooking takes 59 minutes. Allow 110 minutes in total. Makes 4 servings. Key ingredients: raw boneless, skinless chicken thighs, weighed after trimming excess fat, olive oil, divided: 30 ml for the chicken and 10 ml for the tzatziki, fresh lemon juice, divided: 30 ml for the chicken and 10 ml for the tzatziki, finely grated zest only, peeled garlic, approximately 3 small cloves, divided: 6 g for the chicken and 3 g for the tzatziki. Equipment: 8 metal skewers, approximately 25 cm long, Non-reactive marinating bowl and cover, Chopping board and sharp knife, Coarse and fine graters, Clean cloth for squeezing cucumber, Mixing bowl, Overhead grill, Grill-safe rack over a rimmed tray, approximately 35 × 25 cm, accommodating 4 skewers without overlap, Tongs and clean serving plate, Digital food thermometer, 24–28 cm frying pan, Clean tea towel.
Kitchen tip: The timeline uses a 30-minute marinade and approximately 18 minutes under the grill per batch. A longer marinade or weaker grill extends the schedule; cook to the temperature endpoint, not the clock.