🇳🇵 Nepali Cuisine

Sukuti

Dried Meat

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 288 kcal

Sun-dried and spiced strips of buffalo or goat meat, fried crispy and tossed with onions, tomatoes, and green chilies. A popular Nepali snack with intense concentrated flavors and satisfying crunch.

Ingredients

300g sukuti (dried meat, available in Nepali stores) or thinly sliced beef jerky
2 tablespoons oil
1 onion, sliced
2 tomatoes, diced
3 green chilies, sliced
1 teaspoon timur (Sichuan pepper), ground
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
Salt to taste
Fresh cilantro for garnish

Instructions

1 Tear or cut dried meat into small bite-sized pieces if not already done.
2 Heat oil in a pan and fry the dried meat pieces until crispy, about five minutes. Remove and set aside.
3 In the same pan, saute onion until translucent. Add tomatoes and green chilies, cook for three minutes.
4 Return the fried meat to the pan, add timur and turmeric, and toss everything together for two minutes.
5 Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve hot as a snack or appetizer.

Did You Know?

Sukuti was originally developed as travel food for merchants crossing Himalayan passes, where the dried meat could last for weeks without refrigeration and provided concentrated protein for the arduous journey.