Suya Spice (Yaji)

Name: Suya Spice (Yaji)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 1 cup Roasted Peanuts; 2 Tbsp Smoked Paprika; 1 1/2 Tbsp Ground Ginger; 1 1/2 Tbsp Ground Cayenne Pepper; 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder; Pinch salt; 1 1/2 Tbsp Onion Powder; 1/2 Tbsp Chicken Bouillon

QUEEN OF THE KITCHEN @chefdpk

Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

Suya Spice is a dry peanut based spice rub used to marinate beef or chicken before grilling. If you grew up in Nigeria. Then Suya spice aka yaji spice would be like second nature to you because suya is one of the most popular street foods in Nigeria.

QUEEN OF THE KITCHEN @chefdpk

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Ingredients

30mins

5 servings

1 cupRoasted Peanuts
2 TbspSmoked Paprika
1 1/2 TbspGround Ginger
1 1/2 TbspGround Cayenne Pepper
1 TbspGarlic Powder
Pinchsalt
1 1/2 TbspOnion Powder
1/2 TbspChicken Bouillon

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Steps

30mins

1

Roughly blend the roasted peanuts using the pulse button of your blender. You can also use a spice grinder or a food processor. Be careful not to blend it into peanuts butter
2

Transfer the ground peanuts onto a clean kitchen towel.
Tie it up in the kitchen towel and squeeze as much oil so you can out of the ground peanuts. You can also place a heavy object on top to facilitate this process.
3

After this the ground peanuts would be much drier.
Loosen it up with your fingers as transfer to a bowl.
Add in all the spices them blend in with a fork until well combined.
The spice may have larger granules of ground peanuts, Sieve the Suya Spice blend for a smoother Spice. Use immediately or store in an air tight container

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QUEEN OF THE KITCHEN @chefdpk

on May 13, 2022 19:29

Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

I am Chef' DPK. My love for cooking has been since I was young. I love to help people satisfy their hunger by preparing different delicacies for them.The way I took care of my family by making delicious delicacies for them daily has really brought lots of love between us and other family members. They never cease to talk about my cooking skills all the time. This was what actually inspired me to learn about different techniques in cooking and futher my education in the culinary career. I am now a certified chef and I have trained a lots of students on this aspect too.I have a school called DA PRINCESS KITCHEN AND CULINARY CONCEPT in Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria. It is a practical oriented class session all through our course and you will be amazed at what you will learn when you attend. Expecting you all!