Kwalima

Name: Kwalima
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Ethiopian
Ingredients: 1kg beef, minced with fat; 1/4 cup berbere spice; 3 cloves garlic, minced; Natural casings, for stuffing

ኳሊማ/kwah-LEE-mah/

Also known as: Ethiopian Beef Sausage

About this dish

A dried, spiced beef sausage seasoned with berbere, a traditional Ethiopian charcuterie.

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Ingredients

🥩1kg beef, minced with fat

🌶️1/4 cup berbere spice

🧄3 cloves garlic, minced

🌿Natural casings, for stuffing

Method

Serves 2

Mix minced beef with berbere spice and garlic thoroughly.

Stuff the seasoned mixture into natural casings.

Tie off into sausage links.

Hang to dry in a cool, ventilated space for several days.

Slice and pan-fry before serving.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Kwalima is a traditional Ethiopian dried sausage, particularly associated with the Gurage community, seasoned heavily with berbere spice.

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