Hausa-Fulani & Northern Nigerian
Kilishi
The Sahel's spiced, sun-dried beef jerky: meat sliced wafer-thin, dried, coated in a peanut-and-spice paste, and dried again into an intense, chewy, fiery snack. A Hausa preservation art and a beloved gift food.
10 hr · Serves 10 · Takes some skill
10
Ingredients
Meat
Coating
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 120 min · Cook 480 min · 600 min total
- hard
- 1
Slice beef into very thin, wide sheets; sun-dry until leathery.
- 2
Coat in the peanut-spice labu paste.
- 3
Dry again (sun or low heat) and lightly toast over coals to finish.
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.
