Monday, July 12, 2010
Ethiopian Restaurant Review
On Saturday evening we set out with two other fun couples (one that have recently adopted from Ethiopia and another that have adopted from Guatemala and are seeking the Lord about their next adoption). We went to Meskerem Ethiopian Restaurant in Charlotte! For part of our education, we are required to try food from our child's culture and write about it. I have already written about it in our workbook but I thought I would share with you guys! Let me just that if you have never had Ethiopian food then you NEED TO TRY IT! It is sooo good...I'm not even faking it! It was legitimately really good. Brian ordered a lamb dish and some others ordered Doro Wat (that features a hardboiled egg and two pieces of chicken). I ordered the Special Chicken Tibs. It is a chicken dish that has a yummy sauce with small pieces of chicken, onions, green peppers, and other spices. To the side were two big dollops of hummus like stuff (I think one was made from chick peas and the other from lentils). They were both good but I preferred the yellow one. On the other side were....are you ready for this??? Collard Greens!!! All my family will be so happy to hear that! Brian loves collards but I NEVER fix them because they take FOREVER and make your house smell bad and I don't really like them. However, these collard greens were cooked with some type of beef instead of with pork and they were really good! All of this yumminess was on top of a big floppy sourdough-esque tasting piece of injera. It's kinda spongy and when folded looks like little towels. It's made from teff flour and it's yeast-risen. You just tear pieces off and use it to grab the other stuff on your plate! No silverware guys!! We brought some home as leftovers and Isabel LOVED it and was a little irritated that we didn't take her. We promised that she can go next time. :) So, here are some pictures! My fabulous photographer was present to take all the pictures. Hehe.
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next time i'm ordering what you ate! you know i love some onions! boiled eggs, not so much!
ReplyDeleteWHAT FUN! Sounds so yummy and your photographer did a great job (y'all er CUTE!) I lub me some collards! Now, we can RILLY be frands if you gonna cook and eat collards!! :D
ReplyDeleteLook in the produce section for those already cut up in big bags--I can't remember the brand but it might be Glory--they have some stems, but on collards, they cook tender. I think I have found them at Lowe's, Food Lion and Wal-Mart. They make it a LOT easier! I buy TWO bags and cook them in a big pot, then freeze some.
I add a chopped onion, canola or olive oil (flavor pref) a few drops of liquid smoke (and sometimes bacon bits), a tsp. of sugar, salt to taste and pepper flakes (if you like spicy.)
You are RIGHT about the time and smell, but they are OH SO worth it! And if you make extra, you only have to do it ONCE! ;) I hope these tips help you cook collards more. You have to tell me where the Ethiopian restaurant is in CLT... we LOVE trying other cultures! And since we will soon have a friend from this one, we are especially eager!