Potato Tibs
High heat, big flavour: potato seared with aromatics and a shiny sauce that clings to every bite. 17 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.
Ingredients
- Tomato Puree2 tbsp
- Saltto taste
- Garlic4 cloves, minced
- Green Chili3
- Potato4
- Bell Pepper1, sliced
- Spring Onions3, cut into batons
- Rosemary3 sprigs
- Niter Kibbeh2 tbsp
- Berbere1 tsp
- Injerato serve
Optional extras
- Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oil (niter kibbeh if you have it) in a heavy pot over medium heat and sweat the onions slowly — ten minutes, until they collapse and sweeten.
- 2
Add the garlic and ginger paste and stir for a minute until fragrant.
- 3
Stir in the berbere and toast it in the oil for thirty seconds — dark, smoky, never burning.
- 4
Add the Potato and turn it through the spice base until every piece is stained rust-red.
- 5
Pour in a little water, cover, and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until the Potato is tender and the sauce is thick and brick-coloured.
- 6
Finish with Niter Kibbeh and Garlic, adjust the salt, and serve with injera to scoop it all up.
Chef's tip
Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.
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