Nitr Qibe Ethiopian Spiced Butter Recipes

AUTHENTIC NITER KIBBEH (ETHIOPIAN SPICED CLARIFIED BUTTER)

Steps:

• Toast the whole spices over medium heat in a dry skillet for a few minutes until very fragrant. Be careful not to scorch the spices or they will become bitter. Set aside.
• Place all the ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring it to an extremely low simmer. Continue to simmer over low for at least one hour or up to 90 minutes. BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO BURN THE BUTTER. If it burns it will be bitter and there is no salvaging it.
• Pour everything through a fine-mesh cheesecloth. (No need to skim off the foam, everything will be removed during straining.) Pour the niter kibbeh into a jar, let it cool, and cover so that it is airtight. It will keep at room temperature for several weeks, in the fridge for at least a couple of months, and even longer in the freezer (it will be hard in the fridge and freezer, let it come to room temp for easy scooping). Makes about 2 cups.

NITER KIBBEH: ETHIOPIAN SPICED BUTTER

Steps:

• Melt the butter on low heat in a large pot. Blend together the bishop seeds, cardamom seeds and black cumin until powder form using coffee grinder or food processor. Pour into the butter. Add the dried koseret. Bring to a boil then simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool. When room temperature, skim the frothy milk solids off of the top. Carefully pour the clear, clarified butter into a large storage container.
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NIT'R QIBE -- ETHIOPIAN SPICED BUTTER

Steps:

• 1. Heat butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, skimming the foam off the surface. Once the butter has begun to simmer gently, continue removing the foam until the butter is completely clear, about 30 minutes. Strain the butter through a fine sieve set over a bowl, leaving behind the milk solids at the bottom of the pan. 2. Stir cardamom seeds, fenugreek powder, and nigella seeds into the butter and mix well to combine. Cool and transfer to an airtight container; store in the refrigerator for up to 3 months. Use the nit'r qibe to make Doro Wot, Misr Wot, or Ayib Be Gomen.

ETHIOPIAN SPICED BUTTER (NITER KIBBEH)

Steps:

• Place butter in a medium sauce-pan over low heat and melt.
• Simmer until the surface is completely coated with foam. Take care not to let it brown.
• While simmering, skim off the foam as it rises to the surface until completely clear.
• Add all the remaining ingredients. Continue cooking on low heat for about 15- 20 minutes. Pass it through a cheese cloth or sieve . It is now ready to be used . It can be stored in a tightly covered container for about a month in the fridge.

NIT'IR QIBE (SPICED BUTTER)

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently. As foam rises to the top, skim and discard it. Continue cooking, without letting the butter brown, until no more foam appears. Add the onion, garlic, ginger, fenugreek, cumin, cardamom, oregano, turmeric, and basil and continue cooking for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from the heat and let stand until the spices settle. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve before using.
• Store in the refrigerator in a tightly covered container for up to 3 weeks.