ምንቸት፡አብሽ፡ወጥ (Minchet Abish Wot)
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 120 minutes
Ingredients
(Serves 4 as a main)
- 300g good quality minced beef
- 2 medium sized finely chopped onions
- (red onion)
- ½ cup of canola/vegetable oil
- 2 medium sized tomatoes
- 3 tbsp of berbere* spice (see Note below)
- 1 teaspoon of fresh minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon of freshly minced ginger
Method
- Add the beef and simmer stirring occasionally by adding a splash of hot water to prevent from burning for 60 minutes on low heat. Salt to taste.
- In a saucepan, cook the onions on medium heat for 20 miutess (by adding asplash of hot water when needed to prevent from burning), add the oil, tomato, ginger and garlic, cooking for 10 minutes simmering and stirring occasionally.
- Add the berbere and cook for a further 20 minutes.
- Add the beef and simmer stirring occasionally by adding a splash of hot water to prevent from burning for 60 minutes on low heat. Salt to taste.
Tip: Michet Abish Wot is traditionally served with Ethiopian flat bread ‘Injera’ or eat with any type of bread or serve with rice by adding cottage cheese or ricotta to cool ofr the spice.
Note: Berbere*- is an Ethiopian staple spice blend that’s used in most Ethiopian dishes. A blend of chilli, onion, cumin, salt, garlic, ginger, nutmeg, Ethiopian (black) cardamom, sacred basil, rue, cinnamon and more depending on each household’s blend.
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