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Doro Wot Recipe

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Doro Wot, which is the flagship dish of Ethiopia, is a stew of chicken and hard-boiled eggs. The key to an authentic and delicious Doro Wot is a quality Berbere spice blend, and a slow cooking time required for the dish to properly develop.

Ingredients

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  • 7 lbs (3.2 kg) skinned and cleaned chicken thighs and drumsticks
  • 3 pre-boiled eggs
  • 8 finely chopped onions
  • 2 cups (480 ml) vegetable oil
  • 2 cups (480 ml) water
  • 5 tsp (25 ml) garlic powder
  • 2 tsp (10 ml) ginger powder
  • ½ cup (120 ml) berbere
  • 2 tsp (10 ml) korerima
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) paprika
  • 2 tsp (10 ml) wot kimem (mekelesha)
  • 2 tsp (10 ml) salt

Instructions

  1. Begin by adding the garlic powder, ginger powder, onions, and vegetable oil to a large-sized pot; and let the mix simmer at low heat.
  2. Add paprika and berbere and continue to simmer at the same low heat for up to 20 min. Stir every now and then. Avoid the mix from sticking by adding a little water.
  3. Add the chicken thighs and drumsticks and simmer some more while also slowly adding the remainder of the water.
  4. Add the pre-boiled eggs, and finish simmering by adding salt, korerima, and wot kimem (mekelesha).
  5. Serve your Doro Wot hot.

Notes

  • It can take a long time to finish cooking Doro Wot because it is absolutely important to cook the onion mix slowly.

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