Dorowat

Spicy braised chicken

Ingredients

• 8 oz tomato sauce
• ¼ cup paprika
• ¼ cup dry red wine
• 1 tbl ginger root, grated
• 1 tsp red pepper
• ⅛ tsp cardamom, ground
• ⅛ tsp nutmeg, ground
• ⅛ tsp clove, ground
• ⅛ tsp cinnamon, ground
• ⅛ tsp allspice, ground
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• 3 lb broiler chicken, cut up
• ¼ cup dry red wine

Directions

1. Make the red pepper sauce first, combine tomato sauce, paprika, ¼ cup red wine , grated ginger root , red pepper , cardamom , nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon , and allspice.
2. Set red pepper sauce aside.
3. In a large skillet cook onion and garlic in hot oil till onion is tender but not brown.
4. Stir in red pepper sauce, turmeric, and 1 teaspoon of salt.
5. Add chicken pieces to skillet.
6. Spoon onion mixture over chicken pieces, bring mixture to boiling; reduce heat.
7. Cover ; simmer about 30 minutes.
8. Stir in ¼ cup dry red wine.
9. Cook uncovered , about 15 minutes; turn chicken pieces often.
10. Skim off fat.
11. Serve with Ethiopian flat bread (or pita).

Notes

The highly spiced hot red pepper sauce is called " berbere' " which is the characteristic flavor of many eEthiopian dishes.