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Zigni

Recipe #31076 | 50 min | 20 min prep | SERVES 4 -6 (Change Servings)

RECIPE BY: André Grisell

A traditional Ethiopian/Eritrean dish. Extremely hot, so don't try it if you're not used to such food. If you're a chilli or curry freak, though, you'll love it!

Posted on: Jun 12, 2002

Ingredients

  • lbs stewing beef, in cubes
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • large onion, chopped
  • cloves garlic, crushed
  • cans tomato, with liquid
  • salt, pepper
  • fresh coriander (cilantro) (optional)
  • Berbere pepper

    Directions

    1. 1
      For the berbere, combine the spices and roast in a dry skillet on low to moderate heat, stirring constantly, for about 5-10 minutes, or until roasted.
    2. 2
      Keep in a tight jar.
    3. 3
      For the stew, fry the meat on high heat until brown, then add the onion, and eventually the garlic and 3 tbsp Berbere, which are NOT to become burnt.
    4. 4
      Add the tomatoes with their liquid and boil slowly until the meat is tender and the stew has thickened (30-60 minutes).
    5. 5
      Garnish with coriander and serve hot on Injera (Ethiopian flat bread).

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    From: Ymn's girl

    On Apr 14, 2008

    YUM! My mom always made this dish at home (Yemen) and so was overjoyed to find the ingredients for the berbere pepper. We always had this dish with chicken and with some boiled eggs thrown in and so I made this with one whole chicken and 3 boiled eggs added in at the end. Lovely!

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    From: Feej

    On Dec 20, 2007

    First time making anything Ethiopian. Also first time with fenugreek & cardamom. Both dh & I liked this. I admit, I was timid & only used 2 tablespoons cayenne. Should have used more. So a few days later, I added more cayenne to the rest of the berbere pepper mix and put it on some chicken I was grilling. We both liked it a lot. Thank you for sharing this recipe. I'm going to keep the berbere on-hand.

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  • From: Woowoose

    On Oct 7, 2007

    Delicious! By mistake had to use ground beef instead but it worked. I'll definitely use this again. Thanks!

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    From: hippeastrum

    On Apr 2, 2006

    Hrm, the spicyness was a little high for everyone and I reduced it to only 3 tsp too. SInce I love spicy food, I thought it was great and I will make it again sometime. I couldn't find any fenugreek and I ran out of cloves, but it still came out pretty good I thought. Thanks!

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    Nutrition Facts

    Serving Size 1 (485g)

    Recipe makes 4 servings

    Calories 790
    Calories from Fat 534 (67%)
    Amount Per Serving %DV
    Total Fat 59.4g 91%
    Saturated Fat 19.9g 99%
    Monounsaturated Fat 23.0g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 10.2g
    Trans Fat 0.0g
    Cholesterol 151mg 50%
    Sodium 1885mg 78%
    Potassium 1389mg 39%
    Total Carbohydrate 21.6g 7%
    Dietary Fiber 6.6g 26%
    Sugars 8.3g
    Protein 45.2g 90%
    Vitamin A 5831mcg 116%
    Vitamin B6 1.4mg 72%
    Vitamin B12 6.6mcg 109%
    Vitamin C 32mg 54%
    Vitamin E 4mcg 14%
    Calcium 79mg 7%
    Iron 6mg 36%

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