Key Wat (Spicy Beef and Berbere Stew)
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Ingredients
- 700 g braising beef
- 3 red onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 20 g fresh ginger
- 3 tbsp berbere spice blend
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 20 g butter
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 454 kcal
- Protein
- 38.4 g
- Carbohydrate
- 13.1 g
- of which sugars
- 8.1 g
- Fat
- 26.5 g
- of which saturates
- 9.3 g
- Fibre
- 3.4 g
- Salt
- 0.55 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Cut the braising beef into chunks. Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot and brown the beef all over, then set aside.
- 2
Peel and finely chop the red onions, add to the pot with the butter and cook for 15 minutes until deep golden.
- 3
Stir in the garlic, ginger and berbere spice blend and cook for 2 minutes, then add the tomato puree and 400ml water.
- 4
Return the beef to the pot, cover and simmer for 1 hour 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the beef is tender and cooked through.
- 5
Taste and season, then serve with flatbreads.

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