Gubet is an Amharic word for liver. Learn how to make this Ethiopian fried liver dish. Here you will find all the ingredients you need with all the necessary instructions.
Equipment Recommendations for Making Gubet Tibs
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Gubet Tibs Recipe: How to Make Ethiopian Fried Liver
Gubet is an Amharic word for liver. Learn how to make this Ethiopian fried liver dish. Here you will find all the ingredients you need with all the necessary instructions.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Side Dishes
- Method: Sauté/Stir-Fry
- Cuisine: Ethiopian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs. 3 oz. (1 kg) beef or lamb liver, cleaned and cut into small cubes
- 2 2/3 tablespoons (40g) thinly sliced shallots
- 2 teaspoons (10g) awaze (Ethiopian spice paste)
- 1 tablespoon (14g) clarified butter
- ½ teaspoon (2g) black pepper, freshly ground
- Salt, to taste
- Jalapeño pepper, chopped (optional)
- 2 cups (480ml) tej (Ethiopian honey wine)
Instructions
Preparation
- Remove any thin filaments from the liver and cut it into small cubes as desired.
- Rub the liver cubes thoroughly with black pepper and salt.
- In a bowl, mix tej (Ethiopian honey wine) and awaze (Ethiopian spice paste).
- Chop up jalapeño and set it aside.
Cooking
- Place a frying pan over high heat and add the clarified butter.
- When the butter begins to bubble, add the liver cubes and sauté until browned.
- Add the thinly sliced shallots and chopped jalapeño immediately, sautéing them with the meat for a little while until they are softened.
- Remove the pan from heat and transfer the contents to a bowl.
- Pour the tej and awaze mixture into the bowl with the liver and shallots, and mix well to combine.
- Transfer the liver mixture to a serving dish.
- Serve the Liver Tibs with Tej and Awaze hot, accompanied by injera (Ethiopian flatbread) or rice, if desired. Enjoy this flavorful and spicy Ethiopian dish!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 300g
- Calories: 400-420 kcal
- Sugar: 7-8g
- Sodium: 500-600mg
- Fat: 10-12g
- Saturated Fat: 3-4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7-8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8-10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 50-53g
- Cholesterol: 580-600mg