Eritrea

Zigni

Name: Zigni
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Eritrean
Ingredients: 700 g stewing beef cubed beef; 3 large finely chopped onion; 3 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 2 1/2 tbsp berbere spice blend; 3 grated tomato; 3 tbsp tomato puree; 5 cloves minced garlic; 1 inch minced ginger; a pinch cardamom; 2 cups water; Salt, to taste

Eritrea's slow, spicy beef stew. Berbere, tomato and a pot that perfumes the whole street.

100 minTime

48 gProtein each

hotSpice

Zigni and the Eritrean table2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayBeef, berbere and tomato, slow cooked Eritrean style.

The original

514kcalsame

48 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

100minutessame

Classic zigni.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Beef700 g stewing beef, cubed

Onion3 large, finely chopped

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp

Berbere spice blend2½ tbsp

Tomato3, grated

Tomato puree3 tbsp

Garlic5 cloves, minced

Ginger2.5 cm, minced

Cardamoma pinch

Water2 cups

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Cook the onions in a dry pot on low until soft and brown, adding a splash of water if they stick.
2Add oil and berbere and fry until deep red.
3Add garlic, ginger, tomato and tomato puree and cook until thick.
4Add the beef and stir to coat. Add water, cover and simmer until tender.
5Stir in cardamom and salt and simmer uncovered to thicken.

Serve it like this

Ladle onto injera or into a bowl with crusty bread, a boiled egg halved on top if you like.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Eritrea

Zigni

Eritrea's slow, spicy beef stew. Berbere, tomato and a pot that perfumes the whole street.

100 minTime

48 gProtein each

hotSpice

Zigni and the Eritrean table2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayBeef, berbere and tomato, slow cooked Eritrean style.

The original

514kcalsame

48 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

100minutessame

Classic zigni.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Beef700 g stewing beef, cubed

Onion3 large, finely chopped

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp

Berbere spice blend2½ tbsp

Tomato3, grated

Tomato puree3 tbsp

Garlic5 cloves, minced

Ginger2.5 cm, minced

Cardamoma pinch

Water2 cups

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Cook the onions in a dry pot on low until soft and brown, adding a splash of water if they stick.
2Add oil and berbere and fry until deep red.
3Add garlic, ginger, tomato and tomato puree and cook until thick.
4Add the beef and stir to coat. Add water, cover and simmer until tender.
5Stir in cardamom and salt and simmer uncovered to thicken.

Serve it like this

Ladle onto injera or into a bowl with crusty bread, a boiled egg halved on top if you like.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

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