EDITORIAL DRAFT · RECIPE

Zigni

A richly spiced Eritrean meat stew commonly served with injera.

Time2 hr
Yield6 servings
TraditionsEritrean
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Eritrean
INGREDIENTS

What you need.

  • 1 kgbeef
  • 3 largeonions
  • 3 tbspberbere
  • 2 cups choppedtomato
  • 4 clovesgarlic
  • 1/3 cupoil or spiced butter
Ingredient amounts scaled to 1×. Cooking time and pan size may not scale linearly.
METHOD

How to make it.

  1. 1Cook onions slowly until reduced.
  2. 2Add fat, berbere, garlic and tomato.
  3. 3Add beef and coat thoroughly.
  4. 4Add enough water to braise until tender.
  5. 5Reduce until deeply flavored.
VARIATION

Households differ.

Spice blends, meat cuts and tomato levels vary across Eritrean households.

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