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Kitfo (Ethiopian Minced Beef with Ayib)

Name: Kitfo (Ethiopian Minced Beef with Ayib)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ethiopia
Ingredients: beef fillet, finely minced 500 g; mitmita spice blend 30 g; butter 60 g; scallions, chopped 40 g; cardamom 3 g; ayib (cultured yogurt) 200 ml; crumbled ayib cheese 80 g; niter kibbeh spice butter 30 g

Minced raw beef seasoned with mitmita spice and butter, served with cheese and ayib.

30 minutes · 4 servings · Moderate

This kitfo is served with ayib, the fresh mild cheese that keeps the whey it was set in and cools the heat of the chilli. The pairing is older than the butter version and closer to how the dish is eaten in the south, where spice is used generously and balanced rather than restrained. Draining the beef well beforehand is what keeps the plate from turning greasy.

Ingredients

beef fillet, finely minced500 g
mitmita spice blend30 g
butter60 g
scallions, chopped40 g
cardamom3 g
ayib (cultured yogurt)200 ml
crumbled ayib cheese80 g
niter kibbeh spice butter30 g

Directions

1
Mince beef very finely, 2 minutes.
2
Mix with mitmita, scallions and cardamom 3 minutes.
3
Melt butter and niter kibbeh; fold into beef until coated.
4
Serve with ayib and cheese.

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