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If you love Ethiopian food and just can\u2019t quite figure out how to replicate that flavor at home, you may be missing the ultimate secret ingredient: Assefa Unsalted Clarified Butter!<\/p>\n

Assefa Unsalted Clarified Butter<\/span><\/p>\n

( Assefa\u00a0Nit\u2019ir Qibe)\u00a0<\/i>is an ingredient integral to Ethiopian cuisine and is made by unsalted clarifying butter that has been infused with herbs and spices.\u00a0 In the process of clarifying the spiced butter, the same process used to make ghee, the butterfat is separated from the milk solids and water and the result is a highly aromatic and flavorful cooking fat.\u00a0 This Assefa Unsalted Clarified Butter has a higher smoke point and longer shelf life than regular butter.<\/p>\n

How To Use Niter Kibbeh<\/span><\/p>\n

While Assefa Unsalted Clarified Butter!h is famously used in Ethiopia\u2019s national dish, Doro Wat<\/strong><\/a>, it is highly versatile and used to bring life and flavor to a wide variety of dishes, including Sega Wat<\/a><\/strong>, Misir Wat<\/a><\/strong> and Gomen<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Include a dollop in your favorite stews, your beans and lentils, sauces and gravies, add some to your vegetables and eggs, use it to brown your meat or chicken, spread some on your sandwich and then sit back and savor your meal.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/span><\/p>\n

For a truly authentic Assefa Unsalted Clarified Butter\u00a0you would include two Ethiopian spices that are very difficult to find outside of Ethiopia:\u00a0 Besobela and Kosseret.\u00a0 Besobela<\/strong><\/a> is also known as Ethiopian sacred basil though it tastes nothing like basil.\u00a0 It\u2019s also traditionally included in Berbere<\/strong><\/a>, the famous fiery hot Ethiopian spice blend.\u00a0 Kosseret<\/strong><\/a> is in the verbena family of plants and likewise has a very unique flavor.\u00a0 There are no adequate substitutes for either.\u00a0 If you can find them, use about a tablespoon of each.\u00a0 If you can\u2019t, simply omit them.\u00a0 The resulting niter kibbeh will still be incredibly delicious without them.<\/p>\n

Another central ingredient to niter kibbeh is cardamom.\u00a0 But it\u2019s not the green cardamom that most of us are familiar with.\u00a0 Rather it\u2019s a type of cardamom that\u2019s much bigger in size and is brown in color, known as korarima, false cardamom and Ethiopian cardamom.\u00a0 And it\u2019s tastes completely different than green cardamom.<\/p>\n

The bad news is that it\u2019s nearly impossible to find.\u00a0 The good news is that you can substitute Indian black cardamom.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0It more closely resembles Ethiopian cardamom in flavor than does green cardamom and is an absolutely vital spice in Ethiopian cooking.<\/p>\n

Assefa Unsalted Clarified Butter\u00a0is a wonderful and uniquely delicious\u00a0Unsalted Clarified Butte \u00a0that you will fall in love with.\u00a0 And absolutely nothing compares to homemade niter kibbeh.\u00a0 Once you\u2019ve made it (it\u2019s super easy) and tried it (it\u2019s incredible) you\u2019ll make it again and again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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