Nyama choma

Goat or beef slow-roasted over charcoal, served with kachumbari.

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg Goat meat
• 6 cloves Garlic
• ¼ cup Lemon juice
• 2 tbsp Salt
• 1 tbsp Black pepper
• 3 Tomatoes
• 1 Red onion
• ½ cup Coriander
• 1 Chili

Method

1. Season simply — Rub the meat with salt, pepper, garlic and lemon — nyama choma relies on the fire, not the marinade.
2. Build the fire — Burn charcoal down to steady glowing embers with no flame.
3. Roast slowly — Cook the meat over indirect heat for 1½ hours, turning every 15 minutes.
4. Finish direct — Move over the hot coals for the last 10 minutes to crisp the outside.
5. Make kachumbari — Dice the tomato, onion and chili and dress with lemon, salt and coriander.
6. Nyama Choma is ready — Chop on a board and serve with kachumbari and ugali.

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• Home-made Mandazi
• Kenyan Beef Curry
• Mbuzi Choma (Roasted Goat)
• Sukuma Wiki
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