Miris
A western stew of sheep's fat melted with dried okra and onion — sharp, smoky and unapologetically pastoral.
History and culture
Herding country cooking: where cattle and sheep are wealth, the fat itself is the luxury, stretched with weika into a stew for kisra and aseeda.
Ingredients
- 150 g sheep's tail fat
- 3 tbsp weika (dried okra)
- Onion, garlic, chilli
- Salt
How it is made
- Render the fat gently with onion.
- Add garlic, chilli and water; bring to a simmer.
- Whisk in weika; cook to a glossy stew.