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Awaze Sauce

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Awaze Sauce

Ethiopia's fiery all-purpose chilli-and-berbere sauce — used to marinate, dip, and season everything.

Total time
10 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Ethiopian
Vegan

Ingredients

3 tbspberbere spice blend
2 tbspawaze or mitmita chilli flakes
4 clovesgarlic, minced
3 tbsptej (honey wine) or dry white wine
1 tbspolive oil
saltto taste

Instructions

1

Combine all ingredients in a small pan.

2

Heat gently 3–5 minutes, stirring, until fragrant and combined.

3

Cool. Taste and adjust seasoning.

4

Use immediately or store in a jar. Improves with a day of resting.

5

Serve with tibs, injera, or as a marinade.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
35
Protein
0.2g
Fat
3.4g
Carbs
1g
Fiber
0.1g
Sodium
1mg

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