Doro Wat (cooks Illustrated)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 lbs chicken pieces (bone-in, skin-on, split breasts cut in half, drumsticks, and or or thighs)
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 medium garlic cloves (minced or pressed)
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger (grated is okay too)
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground fenugreek
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 2 cups dry red
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 4 hard-cooked eggs
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (cut into 2 pieces and chilled)

Recipe

• 1 pat chicken dry with paper towels. heat oil over med-high heat until just smoking. brown half of the chicken on both sides, 5-8 minutes per side. reduce heat if the pan begins to scorch. transfer chicken to a plate, leaving the fat in the pot. return the pot (with the fat) to med-high heat and repeat with the rest of the chicken.
• 2 pour off all but 1 t. of the fat. add onion. cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until softened, 5-7 minutes. stir in tomato paste, garlic, ginger, chili powder, cardamom, nutmeg, and fenugreek. cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. stir in flour; cook for 1 minute. stir in broth, and water, scraping up browned bits.
• 3 put back in chicken and any juices; bring to a simmer. cover, turn heat to med-low and simmer until chicken is fully cooked and tender, about 20 minutes for breasts or 1 hr for thighs and drumsticks. (if you're using both, simmer thighs/drumsticks for 40 minutes before adding the breasts and then cook both for that 20 additional minutes.).
• 4 transfer chicken to serving dish. cover loosely with foil. let rest while doing sauce.
• 5 skim as much fat as possible off the sauce. return to a simmer until it's thickened and measures about 3 cups, about 20 minutes. stir in the eggs and cook until warmed thru, about 1 minute. remove from heat.
• 6 stir in butter. season with salt and pepper if desired. pour sauce over chicken and serve.