Doro Wat (spicy Chicken Stew)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 skinless chicken legs, separated into thigh and drumstick
• salt
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground fenugreek
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch clove
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1 pinch allspice
• 1 cup water
• 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled

Recipe

• 1 place chicken in non-reactive dish and season with salt.
• 2 drizzle with lemon juice; turn to coat.
• 3 marinate 30 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, in large pot, heat butter over medium and add onion.
• 5 cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
• 6 reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring, until soft (8 minutes).
• 7 stir in garlic and cook 2 minutes.
• 8 stir in paprika, black pepper, fenugreek, cumin, cardamom, cayenne, coriander, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and allspice and cook 2 minutes.
• 9 stir in water, add chicken pieces and raise heat to high.
• 10 when mixture is bubbling, cover and reduce heat to maintain gentle simmer.
• 11 cook, turning pieces occasionally, until chicken is tender (30 to 40 minutes).
• 12 remove lid; add eggs.
• 13 cook until eggs heated through (10 minutes).
• 14 season sauce to taste with salt.