
Beef Firfir
Firfir — beef folded through berbere sauce and torn injera, breakfast of champions. Ready in 60 minutes including prep.
Ingredients
- Saltto taste
- Onion2, chopped
- Garlic4 cloves, minced
- Potato3 medium, cubed
- Carrot2, thickly sliced
- Stock or Broth750 ml
- Beef500 g
- Niter Kibbeh2 tbsp
- Berbere1 tsp
- Injera3, torn
Optional extras
- Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Warm the Niter Kibbeh in a heavy casserole and brown the beef well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
- 2
Lift the beef out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the berbere.
- 3
Return the beef, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
- 4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
- 5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh cilantro right before serving.
Chef's tip
Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.
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