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Goat Brochettes

Goat Brochettes is a traditional Rwandan recipe for a classic dish of goat meat kebabs that are grilled and served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions and piri-piri chillies. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Rwandan version of: Goat Brochettes.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Serves:

4–6

Rating:

Tags : Chilli RecipesGame RecipesRwanda Recipes

Brochettes are the Rwandan version of Kebabs and they can be found everywhere in the country. Traditionally they are served as a filling snack accompanied by fried potatoes in a tomato-based sauce. This is very similar to the West African Meat Kebabs my wife prepares, except that a tomato-based (rather than a peanut-butter-based sauce is used).

Ingredients:

450g goat meat cut into 1.5cm cubes
1 onion quartered
5 fresh, ripe plum tomatoes, crushed
1/2 small tin of tomato puree
2 tsp salt
handful of piri-piri chillies (you can use dried, re-constituted in water)
vegetable oil

Method:

Soak you skewers in water and form the brochette by alternately threading meat and 2 to 3 leaves of onion onto the skewer. When done lay the skewer on the grill and brush with vegetable oil. Allow to cook for 3 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix the tomatoes, about 50g of the onions (finely diced) and the piri-piri chillies (pounded to a paste) along with the tomato puree. You are aiming for a medium-thick sauce. Add a little oil and water to attain the desired consistency. Brush the sauce on all sides of the brochettes, adding more of the sauce as you turn them (ensure you turn at least 3 times). The brochettes are ready when just cooked through (about 8 minutes) and should be a nice reddish colour, due to the sauce.

Serve with potatoes that have been fried and finished by being dipped in any remaining tomato sauce and a dipping sauce made of piri-piri chillies in oil.