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Ethiopian Doro Wat

Spicy Ethiopian chicken stew with berbere spice blend and hard-boiled eggs

Total Time
2h
Servings
6
Difficulty
hard

Time Breakdown

Prep:30min
Cook:1h 30min
Cuisine: african
Meal Type:
dinner
Tags:
spicyaromatictraditionalstew

Ingredients (6 servings)

  • 3 lbchicken, cut into pieces
  • 6 largeeggs, hard-boiled and peeled
  • 4 largered onions, finely chopped
  • 3 tbspberbere spice blend
  • 2 tbsptomato paste
  • 1/2 cupclarified butter, or niter kibbeh
  • 6 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 2 tbspginger, minced
  • 2 cupschicken stock

Instructions

  1. 1

    Cook onions in dry pan until golden and caramelized, about 20 minutes

    20min
  2. 2

    Add clarified butter, garlic, ginger, and berbere spice

    5min
  3. 3

    Add tomato paste and cook until darkened

    3min
  4. 4

    Add chicken pieces and brown on all sides

    10min
  5. 5

    Add stock gradually, simmer covered for 45 minutes

    45min
  6. 6

    Add hard-boiled eggs and simmer 10 more minutes

    10min

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