Ethiopian Spicy Cheese With Collard Greens

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb farmer cheese, unsalted (or home-made cheese)
• 1 lb collard greens
• 2 tablespoons clarified butter (nitir kebe)
• 1 teaspoon cayenne powder (mitimita)
• 1/2 onion (cut in halves)
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder (korerima)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• salt

Recipe

• 1 cut the collard green leaves and discard the stems; wash the leaves in cold water.
• 2 boil water in a large pot; add onion, clove garlic, black pepper, and the collard greens. cook the collard greens for 15 minutes until the leaves collapse altogether.
• 3 strain the collard greens and discard onion, garlic and water. place the collard greens on a platter or flat pan to dry; chop finely the collard greens.
• 4 in a bowl, flake the cheese with forks.
• 5 combine the chopped collard greens and the cheese.
• 6 in small pot, on a lower heat, melt the butter, add mitmita (cayenne), false cardamom, pepper, garlic powder; remove from heat;.
• 7 pour the spiced melted butter on the collard-cheese mixture; mix it well until completely marinated; add salt if needed.
• 8 serve it at room temperature. keep the rest in the fridge.