DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Siga Tibs
Seared beef and browned onions with spiced butter, berbere, rosemary and jalapeño.
About Siga Tibs
Siga tibs is a beef preparation with onions, spiced butter and aromatic seasoning. Yohanis Gebreyesus's Ethiopian version, published by SAVEUR, is associated with everyday meals as well as Easter and Christmas feasts.
Browned onions add sweetness against the savoury beef. Berbere and jalapeño bring heat, while rosemary and the infused butter give the dish layered herbal and spice notes.
Seared beef strips mingle with soft onions, with jalapeño scattered over the surface. The dish is served hot with injera for scooping, and extra berbere is optional alongside.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Siga Tibs
Yohanis Gebreyesus's Ethiopian Siga Tibs.
- Lean beef top roundProteinIngredient page not linked
- Kosher saltSeasoning
- Black pepperSeasoning
- Vegetable oilCooking medium
- Yellow onionsAromatic
- Unsalted butterCooking medium · Own spiced clarified butter
- Cardamom podsSeasoning · Own spiced clarified butter
- Coriander seedsSeasoning · Own spiced clarified butter
- Fenugreek seedsSeasoning · Own spiced clarified butter
- Long pepperSeasoning · Own spiced clarified butter
- Nigella seedsSeasoning · Own spiced clarified butter
- Grains of paradiseSeasoning · Own spiced clarified butter
- Dried basobelaSeasoning · Own spiced clarified butterIngredient page not linked
- Dried lemon thymeSeasoning · Own spiced clarified butterIngredient page not linked
- Berbere spice blendSeasoning
- Fresh rosemaryAromatic
- JalapeñoGarnish
- InjeraAccompaniment
- WaterLiquid · Optional
- Tej (Ethiopian mead)Liquid · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Lean beef top round: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. First top-round cut option selected before sirloin; exact approved candidate unavailable.
- Kosher salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader salt candidate; kosher form retained.
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Botanical oil/blend unprovided.
- Yellow onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Unsalted butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Own applicable spiced-butter recipe explicitly starts with normal unsalted dairy butter; Milk positive despite clarification/straining.
- Cardamom pods: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader cardamom candidate; colour/species not specified.
- Coriander seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fenugreek seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Long pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal long-pepper identity; no narrower botanical species asserted.
- Nigella seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Grains of paradise: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Dried basobela: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Component introduction identifies chef’s actual Ethiopian basil; regular dried basil is a substitute. Botanical mapping unresolved.
- Dried lemon thyme: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Component introduction identifies chef’s actual herb; ordinary dried thyme is a substitute. Exact approved candidate unavailable.
- Berbere spice blend: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Complete blend formula unprovided; no assumed component allergen. Required core seasoning also accounts for the explicitly optional extra berbere served alongside; same blend formula remains unspecified.
- Fresh rosemary: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Jalapeño: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Injera: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. First source bread choice selected. Exact grain/formula unprovided; no automatic wheat label.
- Water (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method expressly permits water as needed while browning onions; retained as conditional contact liquid.
- Tej (Ethiopian mead) (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. First named liquid option in optional saucier variation; honey-wine manufacturing formula unspecified. Red wine and water alternatives not combined.
Origins & food traditions
Siga tibs is part of Ethiopian cooking and festive meals, including fast-breaking feasts.
Countries
- Ethiopia
- EritreaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Ethiopian Cuisine
- Eritrean CuisineCatalogue link pending review