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Rwandan Brochettes

Name: Rwandan Brochettes
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Rwanda, East Africa
Ingredients: 1 kg goat meat, beef, or chicken, cut in cubes; 2 whole tomatoes, crushed or grated; 1 whole onion, grated; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 whole pili-pili chile, minced; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 large onion, cut in chunks for skewering; 4 whole plantains or potatoes, fried; salt and black pepper, to taste

Rwandan goat brochettes grilled over charcoal with tomato, onion, garlic, chile, and oil marinade.

Country

Rwanda

Region

East Africa

Time

100 min

Serves

Level

easy

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01 / Get ready

Everything you need

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Servings 4

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

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Meat

1 kg goat meat, beef, or chicken, cut in cubes

Marinade

2 whole tomatoes, crushed or grated 1 whole onion, grated 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 whole pili-pili chile, minced (optional) 3 tbsp vegetable oil

Skewers

1 large onion, cut in chunks for skewering

Serve

4 whole plantains or potatoes, fried (optional)

Seasoning

salt and black pepper, to taste

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02 / Let’s cook

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4 steps 75 min prep 25 min cook (check method) 100 min total easy

Marinate meat

Mix tomatoes, grated onion, garlic, chile if using, oil, salt, and pepper. Coat the meat and rest.

Marinate 60:00

Thread skewers

Thread meat onto skewers with a few onion chunks, leaving small gaps for even heat.

Grill

Grill over hot charcoal, turning often, until smoky and cooked through.

Grill brochettes 20:00

Serve

Serve hot with fried potatoes or plantains and tomato-onion salad.

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When to cook it

Best for everyday meals. Plan on a easy cook. Allow about 100 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Fried potatoes, fried plantains, kachumbari, ugali, or cold beer

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Rwanda national table. A structured Rwanda dish in the AfroKitchen archive.

Chef watch-outs

Skipping the resting time after grilling.
Rushing the base before the raw edge has cooked out.
Adding all seasoning early and forgetting to adjust at the end.

How you know it is ready

The surface should be deeply colored while the center stays juicy.
The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
Oil, sauce, broth, or steam should look settled and deliberate.

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