Doro Wat (Chicken Stewed in Red Pepper Paste)

Similar Ethiopian food recipes: Berbere, Chicken, Niter Kebbeh, Pepper, Stews

Ingredients
1-2 1/2 lb chicken, cut into 8 serving pieces
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons salt
2 onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup niter kebbeh
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon finely chopped gingerroot
1/4 teaspoon ground fenugreek
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup berbere
2 teaspoons paprika
1/4 cup dry red wine
3/4 cup water
4 hard-boiled egg
freshly ground black pepper

Directions
Rinse and dry the chicken pieces.

Rub them with lemon juice and salt.

Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.

In a heavy enamel stewpot, cook the onions over moderate heat for about 5 minutes.

Do not let brown or burn.

Stir in the niter kebbeh.

Then add the garlic and spices.

Stir well.

Add the berbere and paprika, and saute for 3-4 minutes.

Pour in the wine and water and bring to a boil.

Cook briskly, uncovered, for about 5 minutes.

Pat the chicken dry and drop it into the simmering sauce, turning the pieces about until coated on all sides.

Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, piece the hard-boiled eggs with the tines of a fork, piercing approximately 1/4″ into the egg all over the surface.

After the chicken has cooked, add the eggs and turn them gently in the sauce.

Cover and cook the doro wat for 15 more minutes.

Add pepper to taste.

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3 Responses to “Doro Wat (Chicken Stewed in Red Pepper Paste)”

  1. Thank you so much for this recipe- I made it last night. It smelled like eveything good was contained in that pot.

    delicious!!!

  2. [...] Ethiopian restaurants will serve some version of a doro wat, chicken stew. This recipe comes from Ethiopian Recipes.net, and it’s similar to one you can find at any of the Ethiopian restaurants listed in the link at [...]

  3. Hummm… 2 onions for 2.5 lb chicken? 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 of berbere only?? That sound like a very alienated doro wat to me.

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