Zilzil Alecha - Ethiopian Beef

Feb 20, 2006 by BehymerCooks | 0 Comments

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Intro

Last night I made our very favorite dish: Zilzil Alecha (or: Ethiopian Beef).

Info

  • Prep: ~30 mins.
  • Cook: ~30 mins.
  • Serves: 2

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Ingredients

  • 3 medium green bell peppers
  • 4 teaspoons serrano chiles finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ginger finely chopped
  • 1/2 tablespoon turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1/4 cup dry red wine or white wine
  • 1/2 cup butter or niter kebbeh
  • 2 pounds sirloin steak - boneless
  • 2 cups onion finely chopped

Step 1

Basically you'll need good beef, butter, onions, green peppers & hot peppers, and some spices. I like to use sirloin beef from Aldi (which seems to be much thicker and more tender than your average grocery store thin steak - don't laugh!). Dice the onions & green peppers, and assemble the spices. Put 2 of the green peppers, a hot pepper, some garlic and the spices (mainly turmeric), and wine in a blender.

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Step 2

Melt butter in a saute pan, and brown the beef.

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Step 3

Separating beef & fat to get pan ready for onions:

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Step 4

Dry fry the chopped onions, then add the sliced green peppers and the contents of the blender. Add beef after the green peppers are the consistency you like.

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Step 5

Saute for a few minutes until the sauce is warmed through, and then serve upon a dish of jasmine rice (I added turmeric to my rice while it was in the rice cooker).

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