Ethiopian Stewed Collard Greens (Gomen Wat) Start to finish: 1 hour (20 minutes active) Servings: 4 Gomen wat translates as “collard greens stew.” In Ethiopia, we tasted multiple versions of the hardy greens braised with beef (in which case, the dish is called gomen besiga), but we prefer the lighter, brighter, more flavorful version in […]
There are fewer than a dozen Ethiopian restaurants in Chicago, but NBC 5’s Food Guy Steve Dolinsky is especially fond of one in Uptown. His reasons are.
Ethiopian native Ermias Alemu settled in New Orleans in 2007 as the city was rebuilding from the levee failures after Hurricane Katrina. He worked many jobs, including driving a cab. When customers asked him where they could get authentic Ethiopian food, Alemu was stumped. “Ethiopian food wasn’t really something that New Orleans offered,” he said. […]