{"id":2987,"slug":"shiro-wat-ethiopian-pea-stew","title":"Shiro Wat (Ethiopian Pea Stew)","description":"Shiro wat, sometimes called shiro wet, is a traditional Ethiopian pea stew.","ingredients_raw":["½ cup chopped onion","¼ cup oil","4 spoons berberei (a spice mix with red pepper powder)","2½ cups water","4 spoons shiro powder (made from different cereals and beans, typically split green peas)","Salt, to taste","2 spoons butter (optional)"],"ingredients_norm":["onion","oil","spoons berberei","water","spoons shiro powder","salt","spoons butter"],"steps":["Heat a medium-size skillet, add the onion, and cook for 1–2 minutes.","Add the oil, and after 1 minute add berberei. Cook it for 4–5 minutes, stirring regularly and adding a dash of water if it tries to stick on the pan.","Add the water.","When the water boils, add the shiro, carefully stirring it in the pan; it should not make lumps. Then cook it for 5 minutes, stirring it regularly.","Finally, add salt and the butter, and after 2–3 minutes, remove it from the heat.","Served hot or cold with injera."],"categories":["Stew recipes","Ethiopian recipes","Vegetarian recipes","Gluten-free recipes","Low-GI recipes","Recipes for stew","Boiled recipes","Jewish recipes","Recipes using butter"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Shiro_Wat_(Ethiopian_Pea_Stew)","source_ref":"4518682","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Shiro_Wat_(Ethiopian_Pea_Stew)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"85091abb095a912ea47d7576591ef470911f94cf43be9b148b55ac22e0d7eb9b","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:20Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:20Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/shiro-wat-ethiopian-pea-stew"}