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Key Wat (Sik Sik)

Name: Key Wat (Sik Sik)
Total time: 2h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Ethiopia
Ingredients: 700g beef chuck, cubed; 4 red onions, finely diced; 4 tbsp berbere; 1/3 cup niter kibbeh; 4 garlic cloves; 1 thumb ginger; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp mekelesha; Salt, black pepper

Deep-red Amhara beef stew of long-cooked onions, berbere and niter kibbeh — the meat wat of celebrations.

2h 6 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 700g beef chuck, cubed
• 4 red onions, finely diced
• 4 tbsp berbere
• 1/3 cup niter kibbeh
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 thumb ginger
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp mekelesha
• Salt, black pepper

Method

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Dry-cook onions in a heavy pot 20 min until deeply reduced.

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1
Dry-cook onions in a heavy pot 20 min until deeply reduced.
2
Add niter kibbeh, garlic, ginger and berbere; cook 5 min.
3
Stir in tomato paste and 200 ml water; cook 5 min.
4
Add beef; cover with water; simmer 60-75 min until glossy and thick.
5
Finish with mekelesha; serve with injera.