Ethiopia · Ethiopia

Firfir (Ethiopian Shredded injera with berbere)

Name: Firfir (Ethiopian Shredded injera with berbere)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ethiopia
Ingredients: injera flatbread 500 g; berbere spice blend 40 g; onion, finely chopped 200 g; garlic, minced 20 g; crushed tomatoes 250 g; butter 80 g; vegetable oil 40 ml; water 300 ml; fine salt 5 g

Torn injera soaked in berbere sauce with berbere butter.

40 minutes · 4 servings · Easy

Firfir is what is left once a good injera has done its work at the end of a meal, torn up and returned to the pan with berbere sauce so that it softens and drinks. It is mostly a breakfast dish, eaten with a hot drink, and the sauce it sits in is usually shiro or a remainder from the night before. Berbere butter stirred in at the end keeps it from being heavy.

Ingredients

injera flatbread500 g
berbere spice blend40 g
onion, finely chopped200 g
garlic, minced20 g
crushed tomatoes250 g
butter80 g
vegetable oil40 ml
water300 ml
fine salt5 g

Directions

1
Fry onion in oil 8 minutes; add garlic, berbere and tomato.
2
Add water and salt; simmer 10 minutes to a thick sauce.
3
Tear injera into bite-size pieces.
4
Soak injera in the sauce 3 minutes; serve with berbere butter.

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