Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Ethiopian Mild Lamb Stew (Yebeg Alicha)

Lamb (Yebeg0) Alicha is my favorite dish. It reminds me of my childhood.

Ingredients:

2 lb lamb chops (ribs and meat)
¼ cup purified butter **
2 cups white onion (thinly chopped)
1 tablespoon fresh garlic or 2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon fresh ginger-root juice or ¼ teaspoon ginger powder

1 teaspoon cardamom powder (korerima) *
¼ teaspoon bishop weed *
¼ teaspoon turmeric *
2 long hot chili peppers, seeded and sliced
6 cup boiled water
Salt to taste

Preparation:

1st Step: Cut the ribs in smaller sizes and the meat in small strips, wash it with cold water;

2nd Step: Boil water in large pot; add the cleaned ribs and the meat; cook it for 10 minutes and strain;

3rd Step: In medium heat, cook the onion with two cups of water (adding the water gradually); stir continuously until tender (10-15 minutes);

4th Step: Add the butter, garlic, ginger-root juice, bishop weed and cook for five minutes.

5th Step: Add the ribs and the meat; stir for five minutes; put four cups of water and turmeric; cover and cook for 30 minutes;

6th Step: Add cardamom (korerima), salt to taste and cook to simmer;. at the end, add the hot peppers and remove from heat.


Serving 6 persons

* You will find these spices in Ethiopian or Indian shops
** Please click here to see how to prepare
Purified Butter (Nitir Kebe)
For nutritional facts of this recipe please visit http://www.recipezaar.com/321660. For vitamin content please click on "Print Recipe" on aforementioned site.

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