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White Fish Kitfo-Style
🇪🇹 Ethiopian

White Fish Kitfo-Style

🇪🇹 Ethiopian

Kitfo-style — white fish minced fine with mitmita and spiced butter, ayib alongside. Ready in 15 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 0 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1/2, thinly sliced
  • Fresh Cilantrohandful, torn
  • Lemon1, juiced
  • Olive Oil3 tbsp
  • White Fish500 g
  • Niter Kibbeh2 tbsp
  • Mitmita1 tsp
  • Ayib Cheese100 g

Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the lemon juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.

  2. 2

    Prepare the white fish — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.

  3. 3

    Toss the white fish with the onion, fresh cilantro and the dressing just before serving.

  4. 4

    Let it sit 5 minutes so the flavours marry, then taste and add another squeeze of lemon if it needs lift.

Chef's tip

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Ethiopian Food - Fried Fish n Mitmita recipe - Breaded Nile perch Asa Injera Kitfo Doro Berbere · on YouTube