Yebeg Kitfo (Cooked Spiced Minced Lamb with Ghee)
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Ingredients
- 600 g lamb mince
- 50 g ghee
- 1 tbsp berbere spice blend
- 1 tsp ground cayenne pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- 10 g fresh ginger
- 1 lemon
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 482 kcal
- Protein
- 28.4 g
- Carbohydrate
- 2.3 g
- of which sugars
- 0.8 g
- Fat
- 39.8 g
- of which saturates
- 20.5 g
- Fibre
- 1.8 g
- Salt
- 0.34 g
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Method
- 1
Melt the ghee in a large frying pan over low heat, then stir in the berbere spice blend and cayenne pepper for 1 minute.
- 2
Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute more.
- 3
Add the lamb mince and cook over medium heat for 10-12 minutes, breaking it up with a spoon, until no pink remains and it is cooked through.
- 4
Squeeze over the lemon juice and stir through.
- 5
Serve with flatbreads.
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