ETHIOPIAN BERBERE SPICE BLEND
How to make Ethiopian Berbere Spice Blend with common spices you may already have in your pantry. Filled with complex toasty flavor. Easy to make in about 15 minutes!
Authentic Berbere is central to Ethiopian cooking. It is known to be fiery hot and full of complex flavor. Perfect for adding a rich spark to veggies, meats, grains, and legumes. Use this Ethiopian Spice Blend as a rub for roasted vegetables, seafood and meat, add a little to enhance soups and stews, and maybe even experiment on Ethiopian food, or dive head first into Ethiopian cuisine! Making your own berbere spice blend keeps the flavors fresh and vibrant allowing you to customize the heat to your liking.
Berbere is not aways readily available at conventional grocery stores so having this recipe can be a godsend!
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ETHIOPIAN BERBERE SPICE BLEND
How to make Ethiopian Berbere Spice Blend with common spices you may already have in your pantry. Filled with complex toasty flavor. Easy to make in about 15 minutes!
Authentic Berbere is central to Ethiopian cooking. It is known to be fiery hot and full of complex flavor. Perfect for adding a rich spark to veggies, meats, grains, and legumes. Use this Ethiopian Spice Blend as a rub for roasted vegetables, seafood and meat, add a little to enhance soups and stews, and maybe even experiment on Ethiopian food, or dive head first into Ethiopian cuisine! Making your own berbere spice blend keeps the flavors fresh and vibrant allowing you to customize the heat to your liking.
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WHAT SPICES ARE IN BERBERE?
- sweet paprika
- whole red chili peppers or pepper flakes
- cumin
- coriander
- cardamom
- turmeric
- salt
- fenugreek
- peppercorns
- cloves
- allspice
- ginger
- cinnamon
Some traditional blends also include nigella, ajwain seeds, korarima, long pepper, rue. There are as many variations of blends of berbere as there are households.
For the sake of ease and accessibility, we are keeping it to more common spices without sacrificing flavor.
Using whole spices gives the Berbere a fresher more intense flavor profile. Whole spices do not age as quickly as ground.
That said, Yes! You can totally make the spice blend with ground spices!
Toast the whole spices for a few minutes in a dry skillet and then add ground spices heating just two minutes more to enliven flavor.
In just minutes you’ll have a delicious berbere spice blend! We are loving this on roasted veggies, chicken, also delicious sprinkled on hummus! Mix Berbere with olive oil and use it as a flavorful paste for grilled meats! Gives a savory kick to salad dressings and sauces, making even the simplest of dishes rich and full of depth.
Give it a try and let us know what you create!