Ethiopian spiced ghee recipe (niter kibbeh)
- Cuisine: Ethiopian
Ingredients
500g of salted butter
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
A pinch of cardamom seeds
1/2 cinnamon stick
A pinch of ground nutmeg
2 whole cloves
1/2 small brown onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
Preparation
Melt the butter and heat it until it foams. At this point add the other ingredients. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for about 45 minutes. Do not stir. This will separate out the milk solids, leaving a clear butter mix on top.
Cool the mixture, strain through muslin and discard the milk solids. You can store the spiced butter in the fridge in a sealed jar and use as desired. It's delicious over rice or couscous and great as a base for any curry dish.
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| Restaurant | Book Online | Suburb | |
| 1. | De Bortoli Winery and Restaurant | Dixons Creek | |
| 2. | Cafe Lalibela | Footscray | |
| 3. | Fekerte's Ethiopian Cuisine | Dickson | |
| 4. | Ethiopia Down Under | Pearce | |
| 5. | Awash | Footscray | |
| 6. | The Horn | Collingwood | |
| 7. | The Abyssinian Restaurant | Kensington | |
| 8. | Harambe | Footscray | |
| 9. | Made In Africa Ethiopian Restaurant | Moorooka | |
| 10. | Abesha | Footscray |
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