Sik Sik Wat

[Freeky]

I made this last night. It was delicious!

http://www.whats4eats.com/poultry/doro-wat-recipe
http://www.whats4eats.com/sauces/niter-kibbeh-recipe
http://www.whats4eats.com/sauces/berbere-recipe

I used these as a base recipe. I followed the directions for niter kibbeh and berbere almost exactly, except instead of fenugreek I used half fennel seed, half lemongrass, and instead of some of the whole ingredients, I used ground, and in the berbere I only used 2 peppers.  Also, I put a half cup of goji berry juice in while pureeing the onions. I had to do two batches, because my blender wasn't big enough for one, so I split everything up equally and doubled the amount of ginger put in. I used an extra TBSP of lemon juice to marinade the beef, for more extra flavor. I left out the step for extra cayenne in the wat, and instead put in a small palmfull of sun dried tomatoes at the end, just before bringing it to a boil and letting it simmer.

The niter kibbeh is kind of odd. There wasn't a lot of flavor to it, but maybe I just messed up somewhere. When I run out, I'll have to try again.

The berbere has an intensely peppery smell, so much that I could barely bring myself to taste it.  For me, two New Mexican peppers was PLENTY, though if you like really really hot, I would probably say that you should go with the full 3 or 4. I went with the red wine instead of water, and it probably mellowed the taste out a lot.

The sik sik wat was fucking delicious, though I should probably have left out the tomatoes. They overpowered everything else. It has a really smoky flavor, and the sauce itself has a soup-like consistency. Don't know if that's right or not. I failed to pay much attention to the meat cooking, and ended up with some tough extra huge bits of meat, but they were far from inedible.

All in all, I think i've found my favorite ethnic food to make, due to the complexicated ingredient lists and heavy use of fresh onions, ginger, and garlic.

[Doktor Howl]

Your vindaloo was amazing.

I'm STILL not shitting right.

[Freeky]

Your vindaloo was amazing.

I'm STILL not shitting right.

ITS A DOK!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Do I win?

[Doktor Howl]

Your vindaloo was amazing.

I'm STILL not shitting right.

ITS A DOK!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Do I win?

Richter and I have concurred that you do, in fact, win.  Dimo spent 30 minutes on the toilet, and couldn't sit right for the rest of the day.

[Freeky]

Your vindaloo was amazing.

I'm STILL not shitting right.

ITS A DOK!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Do I win?

Richter and I have concurred that you do, in fact, win.  Dimo spent 30 minutes on the toilet, and couldn't sit right for the rest of the day.

Victory.