🇪🇷 Eritrean Cuisine

Birsen Special

Seasoned Split Pea Stew

Prep Time 50 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 318 kcal

A hearty split pea stew cooked with berbere, garlic, and ginger until thick and satisfying, a protein-rich fasting day favorite.

Ingredients

1 Sauté onions in olive oil for twelve minutes until deeply golden brown.
2 Add garlic, ginger, berbere, cumin, and tomato paste, cook for two minutes.
3 Add rinsed split peas and water, bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
4 Cook covered for thirty-five minutes, stirring occasionally, until peas break down into a thick stew.
5 Season with salt and serve on injera, letting the thick stew soak into the bread.

Did You Know?

Split pea stew is so central to Eritrean fasting cuisine that some families eat it several times a week during Lent.