157 delicious spicy recipes from around the world
Tibsi Kebeb is a flavorful Eritrean dish featuring sautéed meat, often beef or lamb, cooked with onions, garlic, ginger, and a blend of aromatic spices. It's typically finished with niter kibbeh (spiced clarified butter), which adds a rich depth of flavor. This dish is a staple in Eritrean cuisine, known for its savory and slightly spicy profile.
Tsebhi Derho is a classic Eritrean chicken stew, known for its rich, spicy flavor profile. It features tender chicken pieces simmered in a flavorful sauce made with berbere spice, onions, tomatoes, garlic, and ginger. Often served with hard-boiled eggs, it's a hearty and comforting dish perfect for special occasions or a satisfying meal.
A rich and spicy seafood stew made with a flavorful tomato and berbere base, featuring a medley of fish and shellfish. It's a hearty dish often served with injera.
A rich and flavorful stew made with tender beef, simmered in a spicy berbere sauce with onions and garlic. This version incorporates 'kebech,' referring to the specific preparation of the meat and the depth of flavor achieved through slow cooking.
Ethiopian fish tibs - a flavorful dish of pan-seared fish sautéed with onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, and the signature Ethiopian spice blend, berbere. Traditionally served with injera, a spongy sourdough flatbread.
A vibrant and quick Ethiopian dish featuring tender fish fillets sautéed with aromatic onions, tomatoes, and the signature spice blend, berbere. Traditionally cooked in niter kibbeh (spiced clarified butter) for an authentic flavor.
Awaze is a vibrant and spicy Ethiopian dipping sauce, traditionally made with berbere spice blend. It's a versatile condiment perfect for enhancing grilled meats, stews, or served with injera bread.
Tibs in awaze sauce - an extra spicy and intensely flavorful Ethiopian stir-fry, traditionally served sizzling hot.
A comforting and flavorful Ethiopian stew featuring tender potatoes simmered in a rich, spicy berbere sauce with sautéed onions and garlic. Traditionally served during fasting periods, this dish is both satisfying and warming.
A deeply flavorful and celebratory Ethiopian chicken stew, rich with the complex spice blend of berbere and slow-cooked onions. Traditionally served with injera, a sour flatbread.
Ethiopia's celebratory chicken stew, often called the 'crown jewel' of Ethiopian cuisine. This rich, slow-cooked dish features tender chicken and hard-boiled eggs simmered in a deeply flavorful, spiced berbere sauce. Essential for holidays and special occasions, traditionally served with injera.
Ethiopia's quintessential celebratory chicken stew, slow-cooked to tender perfection with the complex, warming spice blend of berbere and infused with aromatic niter kibbeh. Traditionally served with hard-boiled eggs nestled within the rich sauce, this dish is a holiday essential.
Ethiopia's quintessential celebration dish: a rich, deeply spiced chicken stew featuring tender chicken pieces and hard-boiled eggs, traditionally served with spongy, tangy injera bread for scooping.
A rich and intensely flavored Ethiopian dish of finely minced organ meats (liver, tripe, lean beef) sautéed with aromatic spices, particularly niter kibbeh and mitmita. It's a celebratory and often spicy breakfast staple.
A simple yet flavorful Ethiopian breakfast dish featuring scrambled eggs cooked with spiced clarified butter (niter kibbeh), berbere spice, and torn pieces of day-old injera. It's a hearty and satisfying way to start the day.
A vibrant Ethiopian feast platter featuring spongy injera bread as the base, generously topped with a variety of flavorful stews (wots) including Doro Wot (spicy chicken stew), Misir Wot (spicy red lentil stew), and Gomen (collard greens stew). Traditionally eaten with the hands, this dish is perfect for sharing.
A hearty and flavorful Ethiopian fava bean stew, perfect for breakfast, infused with the aromatic spices of berbere and the rich flavor of niter kibbeh.
A flavorful and comforting Ethiopian breakfast dish made from shredded injera simmered in a rich berbere sauce, often enhanced with caramelized onions and optional eggs.
A popular Ethiopian breakfast dish or a way to repurpose leftover injera. Torn pieces of injera are tossed with a fragrant spiced butter sauce, often enriched with sautéed onions and berbere spice blend.
A classic Ethiopian vegetarian and vegan side dish featuring tender collard greens sautéed with aromatic spices. Traditionally enjoyed during fasting periods, it's also a delicious accompaniment to many meals.
Gored Gored is a celebratory Ethiopian dish featuring cubes of the freshest raw beef tenderloin, marinated in a vibrant and spicy awaze sauce and coated in warm, spiced niter kibbeh. It's traditionally served immediately, allowing the warmth of the butter to slightly temper the raw meat.
A popular Ethiopian snack or appetizer made from toasted injera spread with a flavorful berbere-infused spiced butter (niter kibbeh). It's known for its crispy texture and aromatic spices.
An authentic Ethiopian delicacy, Kitfo is a finely minced raw beef dish traditionally seasoned with niter kibbeh (spiced clarified butter) and mitmita (a fiery chili powder blend). It's a beloved dish for meat connoisseurs, often served with traditional accompaniments. This recipe includes instructions for both the traditional raw preparation and the 'leb leb' (lightly warmed) version.
A staple of Ethiopian vegetarian cuisine, Misir Wot is a rich and deeply flavorful stew made from red lentils simmered in a spicy berbere sauce. Its silky texture and complex aroma make it perfect for fasting days or as part of a vibrant vegetarian platter.
