Ethiopian Spicy Beef Stew Key Wat Recipes

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp canola oil in a large dutch oven over medium-high heat. Pat beef dry and season with salt and pepper. Brown beef in batches in the dutch oven, about 3 minutes per side. Removing browned beef to a plate to catch its juices.
• Without cleaning the dutch oven, add remaining tbsp of canola oil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add onions and cook until golden brown, about 10-15 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes, until fragrant.
• Add RawSpiceBar's Berbere & Mitmita spices and sugar to onions and garlic, cook for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
• Add chopped tomatoes to mixture, combine until tomatoes brown, about 3-5 minutes. Add beef stock and beef and bring it to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low to simmer.
• Simmer the beef for at least an hour, up to two. Remove beef from the cooking liquid and shred it by pulling the chunks apart with two forks. Add beef back to the stock mixture and simmer for another 15 minutes.
• Serve with injera, couscous or butternut squash mash (see RawSpiceBar's monthly blog for recipes).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Melt butter on stove top in roasting pan.
• In the roasting pan, brown the stew meat for about 10 minutes. Add the onion for the last few minutes.
• Add the ginger, paprika, cayenne, cumin, fenugreek, turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and allspice. Mix and cook for about one minute.
• Add tomatoes and wine.
• Cover, bring to a "medium" simmer.
• Place in oven for approximately 2 hours. Add water or broth 1/2 cup at a time if stew is drying out.
• Stew is done when meat can be easily pierced with a fork.

Steps:

• Put first 3 ingredients into pot.
• Brown meat until you can see no pink, over medium high heat.
• Add flour and stir to coat.
• Then add water and boil, covered for 10 minutes.
• Then add seasonings, kitchen bouquet, white wine, worcestershire, and veggies and then add 4 cups water, or until the top of meat and veggie mixture is covered.
• Boil for another 20 minutes covered.
• If needed keep adding water to keep covering the top.
• Then at end add milk and flour mixture to thicken, and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Meat is a little chewy, so if you want it more tender before adding milk and flour mixture let boil for another 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Chop onions into small fine pieces.
• Heat a shallow deep pan, about 3 to 4 inches deep.
• Add half of the spiced butter.
• Once butter is melted add the chopped onions and cook it until the onion is caramelized.
• Be sure not to burn the onions, keep stirring!
• Add the chili paste to the cooked onions.
• Mix it well by adding a drop of water at a time as needed.
• Cook for about 15 minutes by adding a drop of water as you stir to stop it from drying.
• Add tomatoes and cook for about 30 minutes more stirring it often and adding a drop of water as needed to prevent it from drying out.
• Cut beef into small bite sizes, about ½ inch cubes.
• Add beef to the cooking paste and cook covered for about 20 minutes or until it is cooked fully.
• Add the remainder of the spiced butter and mix well.
• Let cook of about 5 more minutes.
• Depending on your personal desire, you may add more water to bring it to the consistency you like.