You’ll Need
For the Suya Chicken
650g chicken thigh fillets, cut into strips
40g roasted peanuts, ground
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp sea salt
1 tbsp sunflower oil
For the Plantain
2 ripe plantains, peeled and cut into thick diagonal slices
1 tsp sunflower oil
Pinch of sea salt
To Serve
Sliced red onion
Sliced tomato
Lime wedges
Optional but Dangerous
Extra suya spice
Hot pepper sauce
Garlic mayonnaise
Method
Preheat your air fryer to 195°C.
Mix the ground peanuts, ginger, paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder and salt.
Toss the chicken with sunflower oil and three quarters of the suya spice.
Thread the chicken strips onto short skewers in loose folds.
Toss the plantain with oil and salt and air fry for 6 minutes.
Add the chicken skewers and cook everything for 7 minutes.
Turn the skewers and plantain, dust the chicken with the remaining spice and cook for another 6-8 minutes.
Check the thickest chicken fold reaches 75°C.
Rest the skewers for 2 minutes.
Pack with the sweet plantain, red onion, tomato and lime wedges.