Chukame Be'siga ena Be'gomen: calories and recipe

Ingredients

• 111 g kale leaves, chopped (1.5 large cup)
• 200 g beef meat, trimmed, cut in thin strips (1 large cup)
• 110 g onion, peeled, finely chopped (5 tbsp)
• 20 g green pepper, sliced (1 small cup)
• 9 g salt (for sauce) (2 small spoon)
• 87 g oil (1 medium cup)
• 500 g water (for sauce) (0.5 l)
• 666 g false banana, fermented (kocho) (6 medium cup)
• 105 g butter (3 small cup)
• 10 g salt (for kocho) (2 small spoon)

How to make it

1. 1Cook onion for 4 minutes; add oil and cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
2. 2Incorporate meat strips and cook for 3 minutes, adding water as needed until tender.
3. 3Add chopped kale and boil for 2 minutes; season with salt and cook for 10 minutes.
4. 4Add green pepper, stir for 1 minute, and keep sauce aside.
5. 5Cook kocho on a dry heated metad for 5 minutes, add salt and butter, and mix until crumbly for 5 minutes.
6. 6Create a hole in the cooked kocho, pour the meat-kale sauce in the center, cover, and serve hot.

Recipe and nutrition: EPHI & FAO, Ethiopian Food Recipes 2025