Agashe – Sudanese Skewered Meat with Peanuts and Spices

This was one of my favorite food experiences while in Sudan. A close family friend invited us over for dinner on our last night in Sudan and decided to treat us to something truly Sudanese called, “Agashe.” It is thinly sliced beef, chicken, or fish, cut and butterflied a certain way before being skewered. The meat is then covered with a dry blend of crushed peanuts, hot pepper, and a few other spices (pictured in the upper right). The thin meat skewers are then cooked over a hardwood charcoal grill by laying the meat skewers side by side and having the edges overlap slightly. This keeps the meat from burning or overcooking. Then the skewers are flipped one at a time, while still maintaining the overlapping. I couldn’t believe the quantity they made for us. Pictured is just the beef on the left. There were two slightly smaller trays filled with chicken and fish. I must have eaten like 8 skewers myself. We ate outside and socialized. This experience was just incredible, authentic, and so much fun. I’m truly grateful to have experienced it before I left.