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Ground Beef Buticha
🇪🇹 Ethiopian

Ground Beef Buticha

🇪🇹 Ethiopian

Smooth and savoury: ground beef whipped with oil and lemon into the ultimate sharing plate. 20 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 10 min Serves 6 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Garlic2 cloves, grated
  • Lemon1/2, juiced
  • Ground Beef450 g
  • Chickpea Flour150 g
  • Niter Kibbeh3 tbsp, good and fruity
  • Berbere1/2 tsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Prepare the ground beef — roast, boil or mash it depending on what it is, until completely soft.

  2. 2

    Beat it smooth with the olive oil, adding it in a slow stream for a silky texture.

  3. 3

    Season with the garlic, lemon juice, berbere and salt — taste as you go.

  4. 4

    Swoosh onto a plate with a spoon-back of oil, a sprinkle of fresh cilantro, and serve with warm bread.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lemon just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Ethiopian Kitfo Recipe - Ground Raw Beef - Steak Tartare - Slide show · on YouTube