Dinner for 4

Alicha Wot

Name: Alicha Wot
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 large onions; 4 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp berbere spice blend; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp ground coriander; 1/2 tsp salt (optional); 500 g beef; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 2 cups beef broth or water; fresh cilantro or parsley (optional)

Beef simmers with onions, garlic, warm spices, tomato, and broth until tender in this Ethiopian-style stew.

Typical price

$10.62for 4 servings

$2.65 per serving$10.62 for 4

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50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

African Dairy-free Gluten-free Low-carb Budget Family Dinners

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Onions$1.29/lb typical	1 lb	$1.29Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.10Typical price
Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.04Typical price
Beef chuck roast or stew beef$6.99/lb typical	1.1 lb	$7.70Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.19Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.62

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
2 large onions
4 cloves garlic
2 tbsp berbere spice blend
1 tbsp grated ginger
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp salt (optional)
500 g beef
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 cups beef broth or water
fresh cilantro or parsley (optional)

Steps

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
Cook the chopped onions for 8 minutes, then add the garlic and ginger for 1 minute.
Stir in the berbere, turmeric, cumin, coriander, tomato paste, salt, and pepper for 1 minute.
Add the beef and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
Pour in the broth or water, cover, and simmer for 25 minutes until the beef reaches 145 F and is tender.

Swaps

Beef chuck roast or stew beef for Pork roast, shoulder or loinabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with beef chuck roast or stew beef on sale.

Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.