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Yebeg Tibsየበግ ጥብስ

Lamb shoulder seared in niter kibbeh, its own fat becoming the sauce

Prep
15 minutes
Cook
15 minutes
Serves
4
Region
National

Ingredients

Make

4 servings

Method

  1. Pat the lamb completely dry. Wet meat will not brown, it will steam

  2. Sear it in the niter kibbeh over high heat in a single layer for 5 minutes, leaving it alone for the first two

  3. Add the onion and cook 3 minutes

  4. Add the garlic, ginger and berbere and cook 1 minute

  5. Add the chillies, rosemary and salt and cook 2 minutes

  6. Serve at once, with mitmita on the side

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From the kitchen

  • Shoulder, not leg. The fat is what makes tibs, and a lean cut gives you dry cubes

  • Dry the meat and then leave it alone for the first two minutes. Stirring early is how you end up with grey lamb

  • Some of the fat renders out and becomes the sauce. Do not drain it off

  • Mitmita belongs on the side, not in the pan. It scorches

Tags

  • lamb
  • quick
  • traditional
  • festive

Per serving

Calories
430
Protein
30g
Carbohydrate
8g
Fat
30g

Estimates. They shift with how you make it and what you make it with.

Suitable for

  • gluten-free

Contains

  • dairy

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