Zilzil Tibs፡ዝልዝል ጥብስ

Ingredients

• 700 g beef sirloin, cut across the grain into long strips a finger wide
• 3 tbsp niter kibbeh
• 2 tbsp berbere
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
• 1 large red onion, cut into thick wedges
• 2 green chillies, sliced
• 1 tomato, cut into wedges
• 1 tbsp fresh rosemary
• 1 tsp salt

Method

1. 1

   Toss the strips with half the berbere, the garlic, the ginger and the salt, and leave them an hour

2. 2

   Get a heavy pan very hot before anything goes in

3. 3

   Sear the strips in the niter kibbeh in two or three batches, about 2 minutes each, so they colour instead of steaming

4. 4

   Return all the meat to the pan and add the onion wedges; cook 3 minutes

5. 5

   Add the rest of the berbere, the tomato and the chillies and cook 2 minutes

6. 6

   Throw in the rosemary at the very end and serve straight from the pan, still spitting