Recipe - Sik Sik Wet (Beef Stew In Red Pepper Sauce)

2 cup Onions finely chopped
1/3 cup Niter kebbeh
2 cup Garlic finely chopped
2 teaspoon Fresh ginger root scraped
Fine choppe
One fourth teaspoon Fenugreek seeds freshly
Ground
1/8 teaspoon Ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon Ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon Ground nutmeg freshly
Grated
One fourth cup Paprika
2 teaspoon Berbere or awaze
2/3 cup Dry red wine
One half cup Water
1 lg Firm ripe tomato *
2 teaspoon Salt
3 pound Lean boneless beef **
Freshly ground black pepper

* coarsely chopped and pureed through a food mill or rubbed through a sieve
with a spoon. ** preferably chuck, trimmed of excess fat and cut into
1inch cubes.

In a heavy 45 qt. enameled casserole, cook the onions over moderate heat
for 56 minutes, until they are soft and dry. Slide the casserole back and
forth over the heat and stir the onions constantly to prevent them from
burning; if necessary, reduce the heat or remove the casserole from the
stove occasionally to let it cool for a few moments before returning it to
the heat. Stir in the niter kebbeh and when it begins to splutter, add the
garlic, ginger, fenugreek, cloves, allspice and nutmeg, stirring well after
each addition. Add the paprika and berbere, and stir over low heat for 23
minutes.

Stir in the wine, water, pureed tomato and salt, and bring the liquid to a
boil. Add the beef cubes and turn them about with a spoon until they are
evenly coated with the sauce. Then reduce the heat to low. Cover the pan
partially and simmer the beef for about 1 One half hrs, or until it shows no
resistance when pierced with a few grindings of pepper and taste for
seasoning.

To serve, transfer the entire contents of the casserole to a deep heated
platter or bowl. Sik sik wat is traditionally accompanied by injera or
spice bread, but may also be eaten with Arabstyle flat bread or hot boiled
rice. Yegomen kitfo and/or plain yoghurt may be served with the wat from
separate bowls.

Recipe By : Mrarchway@aol.com

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