Description

Peppered Beef is a flavorful Nigerian-style delicacy made by cooking tender beef in rich spices, then frying it to achieve a deliciously crisp exterior. The fried beef is tossed in a vibrant pepper sauce made from a blend of scotch bonnet peppers, cayenne peppers, and red bell peppers, giving it a bold, spicy, and aromatic taste. Finished with spring onions and curry leaves, this dish delivers a perfect balance of heat, seasoning, and savoriness. Peppered Beef is often enjoyed at parties, gatherings, or as a tasty side dish, and pairs beautifully with rice, fried plantain, yam, or eaten on its own as a spicy treat.

Peppered Beef doesn’t have a specific documented year of creation, but it originated from Nigerian party-style peppered meats, which became widely popular in the 1970s–1980s with the rise of modern Nigerian catering and party foods like peppered snail, peppered chicken, and pepper soup.

Origin

Africa

Time to Prepare

Avg. Price per Plate

Food Age

1970

Nutritional Value

Protein

Vitamin C

General Recipe per serving

Name: Peppered beef

Origin: Africa

Ingredients It Favours:

Beef
seasoning powder
salt
curry powder
thyme
garlic
chopped scotch bonnet peppers
chopped onions
vegetable oil
blended pepper mix (scotch bonnet peppers
cayenne peppers
red bell peppers)
beef broth
spring onions
curry leaves

Steps:

Prepare the Beef: Start by cutting your beef into your desired shapes or sizes, Wash the meat thoroughly and set it aside
Season the Beef: Put the washed beef into a clean pot, Add seasoning powder, salt, curry, thyme, garlic, chopped scotch bonnet peppers, and chopped onions
Marinate and Cook: Mix the ingredients thoroughly with the beef, Cover the pot and let the beef cook on low heat for 15 minutes to marinate in its juices
Cook Until Tender: After 20 minutes, check the pot, add water, and cover again, Cook the beef until it becomes tender
Fry the Beef: Once the beef is cooked, remove it from the pot, Transfer the beef to an air fryer or deep fry it in hot oil and set aside
Prepare the Pepper Sauce: In a clean pot, heat some vegetable oil, Add chopped onions and let it fry
Add the Pepper Mix: Pour in your blended pepper mixture, (scotch bonnet peppers, cayenne peppers, and red bell peppers)
Season the Sauce: Add seasoning powder, salt, garlic, and thyme to the pepper sauce, Stir well to combine and cover the pot, Let the sauce fry for a few minutes
Add Broth: Pour in a little beef broth (the water from cooking the meat) to loosen the sauce slightly
Combine with Fried Beef: Add the fried beef into the pepper sauce, Stir well to coat the beef evenly
Simmer: Add chopped spring onions and curry leaves for extra flavor, Cover the pot and let the mixture simmer on low heat for a few minutes
Serve: Open the pot, stir, and serve your delicious peppered beef hot