Gored Gored

Gored Gored

Gored Gored

Gored gored is simply beef sautéed in butter and berbere spice. This dish literally takes 5 minutes to make. Top sirloin has the best price point for the tenderness. Serve the beef on injera with spinach or lentils.
Prep Time2 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: East African, Ethiopian
Keyword: Beef, East African, Ethiopian, main course
Servings: 2
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

  • 1 lb top sirloin cut into 1” cubes
  • 2 tbsp butter or neter kiba
  • 2 tbsp berbere

Instructions

  • Melt the butter over low heat. Mix in the berbere.
    Ethiopian, main course, beef
  • Add in the beef, making sure that the cubes are coated in the spices.
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  • Turn up the heat to high and sear the beef for 3 minutes.
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Ethiopian, main course, beef
Serve over injera with sautéed spinach or lentils.

Berbere Spice

Berbere spice is a building block for all East African cuisine. It has a nice smokey and spicy taste. It is the main spice ingredient in Zigni, Doro Wat, and many other Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Somali dishes. Berbere spice is great on meat, fish, vegetables, and eggs.
Prep Time5 minutes
Course: Spice
Cuisine: African, East African
Keyword: african, East African, Spice
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 1 tbsp granulated garlic
  • 1 tbsp dried basil
  • 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tbsp fenugreek seeds
  • 1/2 tbsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp cardamom

Instructions

  • If you have any whole spices, lightly dry toast them in a pan for a couple of minutes. Then grind them in a coffee grinder used for spices only, or grind them by hand in a mortar and pestle. Mix all the spices together.
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