Sosatie is a traditional
South Africa
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n dish of meat (usually lamb or mutton) cooked on skewers. The term derives from ''
sate'' ("skewered meat") and ''saus'' ("spicy sauce"). It is of
Cape Malay
Cape Malays (, in Arabic Afrikaans, Arabic script) also known as Cape Muslims or Malays, are a Muslim community or ethnic group in South Africa. They are the descendants of enslaved and free Muslims from different parts of the world, specifi ...
origin, used in
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...
—the primary language of the Cape Malays, and the word has gained greater circulation in South Africa. Marinated, cubed meat (usually lamb) is skewered and cooked by braaing (barbecued)
shish kebab style. Sosatie recipes vary, but commonly the ingredients can include cubes of lamb, beef, chicken, dried apricots, red onions and mixed peppers.
Preparation
To prepare,
mutton chunks are
marinated overnight in fried
onion
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s,
chillies,
garlic
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,
curry leaves and
tamarind
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juice, then threaded on
skewer
A skewer is a thin metal or wood stick used to hold pieces of food together. The word may sometimes be used as a metonym, to refer to the entire food item served on a skewer, as in "chicken skewers". Skewers are used while grilling or roasting ...
s and either pan-fried or grilled.
However, the most common way to cook the sosaties is outside, on a
braai (or barbecue). The meat chunks are often interspersed with small onions, sliced peppers, dried apricots or prunes.
See also
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List of African dishes
Africa is the second-largest continent on Earth, and is home to hundreds of different cultural and ethnic groups. This diversity is reflected in the many local culinary traditions in choice of ingredients, style of preparation, and cooking techn ...
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List of lamb dishes
Similar dishes
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Anticuchos – Peru and other Andean states
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Arrosticini – Italy (Abruzzo)
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Brochette – France, Spain (Catalonia)
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Chuanr – China
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City chicken – United States
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Espetada – Portugal
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Frigărui – Romania
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Kabab torsh – Iran
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Kebakko – Finland
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Khorovats – Armenia
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Kkochi – Korea
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Pinchitos – Spain (Andalusia and Extremadura)
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Ražnjići – Balkans
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Satay
Satay ( , in the US also ), or sate in Indonesia, is a Javanese cuisine, Javanese dish of seasoned, skewered and grilled meat, served with a sauce. Satay originated in Java, but has spread throughout Indonesia, into Southeast Asia, Europe, ...
– Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, France and the Netherlands
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Shashlik
Shashlik, or shashlyck ( ''shashlyk''), is a Dish (food), dish of skewered and grilled cubes of meat, similar to or synonymous with shish kebab. It is known traditionally by various other names in the Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, an ...
– Caucasus and Central Asia
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Souvlaki – Greece
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Shish kebab – Turkey, Middle East, and South Asia
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Suya – Nigeria
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Yakitori – Japan
References
Lamb dishes
Grilled skewers
South African cuisine
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