Recipe: Tasty Goat Mshikaki

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Recipe: Tasty Goat Mshikaki Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Goat Mshikaki. The name of this popular Tanzanian and Kenyan street food dish, mshikaki, refers to skewered pieces of marinated meat such as beef, goat, or mutton that is slowly cooked over hot coals. The meat is marinated in a combination of various herbs and spices that are popular along Africa's eastern coast. Goat Mshikaki It is also called Goat shawarma.

This is up to the seller but basically, the meats of choice are usually either of beef or goat or mutton.

The secret to Mshikaki is the marinade. which is a combination of various aromatic herbs and spices, prevalent along the eastern coast of Africa.

I believe Mishkaki is Swahili for little pieces of meat.

You can have Goat Mshikaki using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Goat Mshikaki

  1. Prepare 500 g of goat meat.

  2. You need of fresh crushed garlic.

  3. Prepare of tumeric.

  4. You need of Garam masala.

  5. Prepare of Cumin.

  6. It’s 1 tsp of salt.

  7. You need of cooking oil.

I first had these beef kabobs years ago when I was able to travel to Tanzania with a good friend.

I'm sure what I had was actually goat and not beef but still good!

This recipe is based on some info he got from friends/family on how to make mishkaki.

Mshikaki is a popular snack made of skewered beef,chicken,mutton,goat or even fish.

Goat Mshikaki step by step

  1. Mix the spices and salt together then soak the meat on the spices for 30 minutes..

  2. After soaking they should look like this.

  3. Then arrange them in a skewer.

  4. Fry them in a pan with oil for about 10 minutes on both sides on medium heat because they can burn on high heat.

  5. Remove from heat and serve with Kachumbari.

Spicy and succulent skewered cubes of beef are slowly grilled over hot charcoals to impart a delicious, smoky aroma to this popular East African delicacy.

Need something to pair this with?

Complete your BBQ with a side of colourful grilled vegetables or salad.

Mshikaki is a favourite street food and you'll often see it being served outside nightclubs and in open air bars late at night.

Mshikaki stands out on the street will usually draw crowds in the early hours of the morning.