Ethiopian tradition boasts about this unleavened bread which is really a huge pancake made by the women in special large pans with heavy covers. Making this is easy, but a little bit of practice always makes you perfect! The batter required to make the Injera is usually saved from an earlier baking and added to the new batter to give it a sourdough quality. It is poured at a thin consistency and baked covered so that the bottom of the pancake does not brown. Kitfo is a beef preparation native to Ethiopia. It is ground meat made with very little spices so that it retains most of its natural flavors. Beat Hunger Pangs With Fabulous Ethiopian CuisineBack Injera with Kitfo Ingredients: For the Injera (Bread): Buckwheat pancake mix – 1 cup Biscuit Mix - 1 cup Egg – 1 Oil – 1 tbsp Water – 2 cups For the Kitfo: Butter – 2 oz Cayenne pepper – ¼ tsp Chilli pepper – ¼ tsp Salt Freshly ground, chopped beef – 1 ½ lbs Preparation: First, mix together the pancake mix, biscuit mix and oil. Add water to obtain an easy pouring consistency. Bring a 10-inch skillet or a handled griddle pan to medium heat uniformly over the flame without letting the pan to get too hot. Spread ½ tsp oil over the pan with a brush. Fill a measuring cup (with spout) or a large cream pitcher with batter. Pour the mixture on the hot pan or griddle in a thin stream starting from the outside and going in circles to the center from left to right. As soon as it bubbles uniformly all over remove from heat. Pancakes should be 9 inches in diameter. Place the pan in an oven at 325 degrees for about a minute until the top is dry but not brown. Arrange the five pancakes overlapping each other so as to completely cover a fifteen-inch tray, thus forming the Injera tablecloth. For the Kitfo: In a skillet melt butter and add Cayenne pepper, chilli pepper and salt and stir through thoroughly. Then freshly ground, chopped beef should be added just before serving. It is generally served rare. If your guests prefer the Kitfo cooked, sauté it over low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Mix thoroughly and serve immediately. Source: africa.upenn.edu, Wikipedia Image courtesy: dillasethiopianrestaurant; wordpress
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 04:53:14 +0000
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