ETHIOPIAN SEGA WAT

Serves
6
Prep
30 mins
Cook
3½ hrs
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients.
  • 1.5kg beef silverside, diced
  • Sea salt flakes and freshly-ground white pepper
  • 125g goat's butter
  • 4 brown onions, very finely diced
  • 8 cloves garlic, minced
  • 10cm piece ginger, grated
  • 1½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 Tbsp Berbere spice mix
  • 2 tsp ground chilies
  • 1L beef stock
  • 2 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 6 hard-boiled eggs
  • Injera, cucumber salad, pickles and silverbeet, to serve
Method.
  • Season the beef generously with salt and pepper, then fry in half the butter in a large heavy-based saucepan over a high heat for 10 minutes, until browned. Set aside. Add the remaining butter and onions, then cook until well browned.
  • Add the garlic, ginger, cumin and spices, cook briefly, then add the beef, stock and tomato paste. Simmer gently for 3 hours, until the beef is tender, then add the eggs and cook for 10 more minutes. Halve the eggs. Serve with injera, cucumber salad, pickles and silverbeet.
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