
🇬🇭 GhanaCatalog recipe · Tamale
Beef skewers rolled in tankora — a peanut-spice dust with ginger and chili — then grilled over open fire. Ghana's answer to suya.
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For 4 servings.
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Grind peanuts with ginger, cayenne, paprika and salt into tankora dust.
Oil the beef strips, thread on skewers, and roll heavily in the dust.
Rest 20 minutes so the crust hydrates.
Grill over high heat 3–4 minutes a side until charred at the edges.
💡 Peanut crust burns before beef overcooks — keep the skewers moving.
Dust again while hot and serve with raw onion and more tankora.
Chichinga came south with Hausa traders and became Ghana's street-grill standard. The tankora powder does everything: seasoning, crust, and the excuse to lick your fingers between skewers.
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