Shekla Tibs፡ሸክላ ጥብስ

Ingredients

• 700 g lamb or beef, cut into 2 cm cubes
• 1/4 cup niter kibbeh
• 1 red onion, cut into wedges
• 2 tbsp berbere
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
• 1 tomato, cut into wedges
• 2 green chillies
• 1 tbsp fresh rosemary
• 1 tsp salt

Method

1. 1

   Light the charcoal early and let it burn down to glowing embers with no flame left

2. 2

   Sear the meat in the niter kibbeh in a hot pan for 5 minutes, until it is well browned

3. 3

   Add the onion, garlic, ginger and berbere and cook 3 minutes

4. 4

   Add the tomato, chillies, rosemary and salt and cook 3 minutes

5. 5

   Put the embers in the base of the shekla and set the clay dish over them to heat through

6. 6

   Tip the tibs into the hot clay dish. It should be loud

7. 7

   Carry it to the table still cooking, and eat straight out of the dish while the bottom goes on crisping