Name: Stick Meat recipe - How to make the Nigerian Stick Meat
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 lb Beef; 3 Bell peppers (or Peppers of your choice); 1/2 Onion bulb (Large ); 1/2 Teaspoon Curry powder; 1/2 Teaspoon Thyme; 2 Bouillon Cubes; 1/4 cup of Water; Salt to taste; Lots of Tooth picks; 1/2 Cup Starter Sauce; 1/4 Cup Beef Stock; 1/2 Teaspoon Smoked Paprika; Salt to taste; 1/2 Onion (Half of a bulb of Diced); 5 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil

Stick Meat is a very delicious and colorful Nigerian Snack. The color and the smell triggers the taste buds. It’s often served in Nigerian parties and it’s also a street food in some parts of Nigeria. Here is how it’s made.

You can watch the detailed video on how to make the Nigerian Stick Meat below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBj8VCkYzY4

How to Make Stick Meat – Chef Lola's Kitchen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBj8VCkYzY4)

The beauty of this recipe is the colors of the vegetables (pepper). Choose contrasting colors of peppers or onions.

The Nigerian Stick Meat

Stick Meat recipe - How to make the Nigerian Stick Meat

Stick Meat is a very delicious and colorful Nigerian Snack. The color and the smell triggers the taste buds. It's often served in Nigerian parties and it's also a street food in some parts of Nigeria. Here is how it's made.

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Course: Snacks

Cuisine: African

Keyword: easy, homemade

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Servings: people

Calories: 3069kcal

Author: Lola Osinkolu

Ingredients

For the Meat:

2 lb Beef
3 Bell peppers or Peppers of your choice
1/2 Onion bulb Large
1/2 Teaspoon Curry powder
1/2 Teaspoon Thyme
2 Bouillon Cubes
1/4 cup of Water
Salt to taste
Lots of Tooth picks

For the Sauce:

1/2 Cup Starter Sauce
1/4 Cup Beef Stock
1/2 Teaspoon Smoked Paprika
Salt to taste
1/2 Onion Half of a bulb of Diced
5 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil

Instructions

For the Meat:
Cut the Meat into cube-like pieces
Wash the meat
Add the Onion
Season with Curry powder,Thyme,Bouillon Cubes and Salt
Add water, stir and allow to cook on a medium to high heat
boil between 20 to 25 minutes
Drain water from meat (if it still has some retained Water)
Spread on a baking pan and bake at 350°F for 20 minutes

For the Sauce:

Measure out 5 Tablespoon of Oil in a Pan
Add the Starter sauce (Nigerian Stew base)
Add the spices, stir and add the stock
Allow the sauce to thicken up to your taste
Add the Beef and stir (Be sure to coat all the beef pieces with the Sauce)
Allow to simmer for few minutes
Take down from heat and allow to cool
The final step is to thread the beef and Peppers into the Tooth pick

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBj8VCkYzY4

How to Make Stick Meat - Chef Lola's Kitchen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBj8VCkYzY4)

Notes

When making the Nigerian stick meat it is very important to use the soft part of Meat cut for this stick meat since it involves frying/oven drying, you don't want to hurt your jaw in the process of chewing.