Niter Kibbeh (Spiced Clarified Butter) - Greek-Ethiopian-Caribbean Recipe

Niter Kibbeh (Spiced Clarified Butter)

🌍 Greek-Ethiopian-Caribbean, Ethiopia Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 500g unsalted butter
• 1 onion (diced)
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp cardamom
• ½ tsp fenugreek
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• ¼ tsp nutmeg

Method

1. Melting — Melt butter slowly with all aromatics. Simmer on very low 30–45 min without browning.
2. Skimming — Skim foam. Milk solids will settle.
3. Straining — Strain through cheesecloth. Discard solids. Store in jar — keeps weeks refrigerated.

Tags: unsalted butter, onion, garlic cloves, ginger, turmeric · Source: Brittani's Almanac