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Tibs
A savory Ethiopian stir-fry with tender beef and spices.
⏱ 50 min🔥 410 kcalMedium
★4.6(3,200)
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Ethiopian Beef Recipes
14 recipes using beef — Injera, doro wat, misir — ancient spiced stews of the Horn of Africa.
These 14 ethiopian beef recipes are ready in about 38 minutes on average, with 280–590 kcal per serving, and 36% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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38 min
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414 kcal
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easy recipes
How Ethiopian cuisine cooks with beef
Ethiopian cooking is ancient and intensely spiced — slow-simmered stews built on berbere and aromatic spiced butter, scooped up with sour injera. When Ethiopian cooks work with beef, they reach for berbere, niter kibbeh (spiced butter), garlic, ginger and fenugreek, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are searing, frying, stir-frying and marinating.
A rich, deeply savoury red meat that rewards both fast, hot searing and long, slow braising depending on the cut. In this collection it's most often cooked with garlic, niter kibbeh, berbere spice blend, onion, mitmita spice blend and onions. The dishes here span ethiopian classics ready in as little as 20 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Tibs Wat (Ethiopian Spiced Sautéed Beef) is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 520 ratings.
14 Ethiopian Beef Recipes
dinner
Kitfo
Ethiopian steak tartare seasoned with mitmita spice and niter kibbeh (spiced butter) — a celebratory delicacy.
⏱ 25 min🔥 350 kcalEasy
★4.6(750)
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Tibs — Ethiopian Sautéed Beef
Tender beef cubes quickly sautéed with onion, jalapeño, rosemary and niter kibbeh spiced butter — Ethiopia's most popular restaurant dish, served on injera.
⏱ 35 min🔥 480 kcalEasy
★4.8(2,987)
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Tibs
Ethiopian sautéed meat with onions, peppers, and mitmita — quick-cooked and intensely flavoured, served on injera.
⏱ 35 min🔥 420 kcalEasy
★4.8(698)
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Kitfo
Ethiopian raw minced beef with spiced butter and cheese — a luxurious delicacy.
⏱ 20 min🔥 380 kcalMedium
★4.7(890)
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Kitfo (Ethiopian Spiced Beef Tartare)
Ethiopia's celebratory minced raw beef warmed in spiced niter kibbeh butter with mitmita chili — served with injera, ayib cheese and gomen greens.
⏱ 35 min🔥 420 kcalMedium
★4.8(380)
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Tibs Wat (Ethiopian Spiced Sautéed Beef)
Cubes of beef seared hard with onion, garlic and the fiery red berbere spice blend, finished with niter kibbeh spiced butter — Ethiopia's beloved celebration dish for guests and Sundays.
⏱ 40 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.9(520)
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Sambusa (Ethiopian Spiced Meat Fritters)
Crisp fried pastry triangles filled with spiced ground beef or lentils, an Ethiopian snack with roots tracing back along ancient trade routes.
⏱ 60 min🔥 280 kcalMedium
★4.5(28)
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Kitfo (Ethiopian Spiced Raw or Seared Beef)
Finely minced beef seasoned with mitmita spice and niter kibbeh, traditionally served raw but easily seared for a warm version.
⏱ 35 min🔥 380 kcalMedium
★4.4(24)
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Ethiopian Beef Tibs Wraps with Injera
Sauteed spiced beef strips rolled in injera with fresh vegetables, a portable take on Ethiopia's popular tibs dish for a quick lunch.
⏱ 35 min🔥 420 kcalEasy
★4.3(18)
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Zilzil Tibs (Ethiopian Grilled Beef Strips)
Thin strips of beef marinated in berbere and grilled until charred, served with sauteed rosemary and jalapeno, a beloved Ethiopian grill dish.
⏱ 40 min🔥 400 kcalEasy
★4.4(22)
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Kitfo (Ethiopian Spiced Minced Beef)
Finely minced raw or lightly warmed beef seasoned with mitmita spice and spiced clarified butter, a delicacy from Ethiopia's Gurage region.
⏱ 40 min🔥 380 kcalHard
★4.1(80)
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Berbere-Spiced Stuffed Peppers with Ethiopian Beef Filling
Bell peppers filled with berbere-spiced ground beef and onions, baked until tender and fragrant.
⏱ 55 min🔥 400 kcalMedium
★4.4(24)
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Berbere-Spiced Beef Burger with Mitmita Butter
A juicy beef burger seasoned with berbere and mitmita, topped with spiced butter and fresh mint.
⏱ 27 min🔥 590 kcalMedium
★4.5(41)
Choosing & preparing beef
How to choose
Tender cuts (sirloin, ribeye) suit quick cooking; tougher, collagen-rich cuts (chuck, brisket, shin) are built for stews and braises. Look for bright-red colour and fine marbling.
Prep & storage
Season generously and let steaks come to room temperature before searing. Rest cooked beef 5–10 minutes so the juices redistribute; slice against the grain to keep it tender.
When is it done?
Steaks: 52°C / 125°F for rare up to 71°C / 160°F for well done. Ground beef should always reach 71°C / 160°F.
Nutrition
An excellent source of complete protein, iron, zinc and vitamin B12; leaner cuts keep saturated fat in check.
Classic flavour partners: onion, garlic, red wine, black pepper, mushrooms, rosemary
Ethiopian Beef Recipes — FAQ
How long do Ethiopian beef recipes take to make?
Most of these 14 Ethiopian beef recipes are ready in around 38 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Kitfo, takes about 20 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 60 minutes.
How many calories are in Ethiopian beef dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 280 to 590 kcal per serving, averaging 414 kcal — Sambusa (Ethiopian Spiced Meat Fritters) is the lightest option at 280 kcal.
What is the easiest Ethiopian beef recipe for beginners?
Kitfo is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 25 minutes. 36% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with beef in Ethiopian cooking?
In these recipes, beef is most often paired with garlic, niter kibbeh, berbere spice blend, onion, mitmita spice blend and onions. Ethiopian kitchens also lean on berbere, niter kibbeh (spiced butter), garlic, ginger and fenugreek.
How do I know when beef is properly cooked?
Steaks: 52°C / 125°F for rare up to 71°C / 160°F for well done. Ground beef should always reach 71°C / 160°F.
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