Doro Wat (ethiopian Spicy Braised Chicken)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup paprika
• 1/4 cup dry red
• 1 tablespoon gingerroot, grated (may substitute 1 tsp ground ginger)
• 1 -2 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 broiler-fryer chicken, cut up (2 1/2 to 3 pounds)
• 1/4 cup dry red
• ethiopian flat bread

Recipe

• 1 for the berbere:.
• 2 combine the tomato sauce, paprika, 1/4 cup red , grated gingerroot, ground ginger, red pepper, cardamom, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and allspice.
• 3 set the red pepper sauce aside.
• 4 for the chicken:.
• 5 in a large skillet cook the onion and garlic in hot oil until the onion is tender but not brown.
• 6 stir in the red pepper sauce, turmeric, and 1 tsp salt.
• 7 add the chicken pieces to the skillet. spoon the onion mixture over the chicken pieces. bring the mixture to boiling; reduce heat. cover and simmer about 30 minutes.
• 8 stir in 1/4 cup dry red . cook, uncovered, about 15 minutes; turn chicken pieces often. skim off the fat, and serve with ethiopian flat bread.