tibs

Ethiopia · Sub-Saharan Africa

Pan of seared meat pieces sitting over a small flame.
tibs

Lelisse Gebremichael’s family version uses lamb, onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, rosemary and green chillies, with Ethiopian spiced clarified butter added at the end. Her contribution to Bayswater’s 2022 community cookbook recalls her extended family in Ethiopia and describes variations between families.[1]

In that recipe, the lamb cooks first until its released liquid evaporates, then neutral oil is added. Garlic and ginger follow, then onion, tomato and rosemary. A little water can be added for a less dry result. The butter is stirred in after the heat is turned off, and the tibs is served on injera.[1]

References

Sources checked:

  1. Harmony Week Cookbook 2022: Injera with Tibs, page 10 — Lelisse Gebremichael / City of Bayswater

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