Misir Wot

Misir Wot

This traditional Ethopian stew can be made quickly by cooking onion, garlic, ginger, lentils, and berbere in an instant pot. Berbere is a traditional Ethiopian spice that you can find at specialty markets or online.

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 15 min
Total: 30 min
Serves 8

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Misir Wot

2 cloves garlic
½ inch ginger, coursely chopped
In a food processor, pulse ginger and garlic quickly about 10 times. Transfer to a bowl
1 onion, chopped into chunks
Put onion chunks in now empty food processor and pulse until finely chopped, about 6 to 8 times.
Turn Instant Pot onto saute mode. Wait 1 minute to let it preheat.
3 tablespoons butter or ghee
Add butter to instant pot and let melt.
reserved ginger-onion mixture
Add chopped ginger-onion mixture and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
reserved chopped onions
Add onions to pot and saute until fragrent as well, about 2 minutes.
1 ½ tablespoons berbere seasoning
1 tablespoon tomato paste
Add berbere and tomato paste. Stir well to combine.
1 ½ cups water
1 cup red lentils, rinsed
1 teaspoon sea salt
Add water, red lentils, and salt to pot. Stir to combine.
Press 'cancel' on the Instant Pot and close the lid. Cook on High Pressure for 8 minutes. Release the pressure and serve with injera or naan.

From MakeBetterFood.com. Sep 14, 2019. (makebetterfood.com/recipes/misir-wot/).

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