Niter Kibbeh: Ethiopian Spiced Butter
"Recipe courtesy Woine, Taste of Ethiopia, Austin, TX"
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
9 cups
ingredients
- 6 lbs unsalted butter
- 1⁄3 cup bishop seed herbs (also known as ajwain, similar to thyme)
- 1⁄3 cup cardamom seed
- 1⁄3 cup black cumin
- 1⁄3 cup koseret herbs (or dried oregano)
directions
- Melt the butter on low heat in a large pot.
- Blend together the bishop seeds, cardamom seeds and black cumin until powder form using coffee grinder or food processor.
- Pour into the butter. Add the dried koseret.
- Bring to a boil then simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and cool. When room temperature, skim the frothy milk solids off of the top. Carefully pour the clear, clarified butter into a large storage container.
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Tweaks
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Change the cardamom out for kororima, which is very different, but similar to cardamom. Also add beso bela, a cinnamon stick, a pinch of mekelesha, and a pinch of tumeric. a large onion and a whole head of garlic are 100% necessary.
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