Shared by Elazar Tamano
Shared by Elazar Tamano
Doro Wat (Ethiopian Shabbat Chicken Stew)
Yield: 4-6 servings
Doro Wat (Ethiopian Shabbat Chicken Stew)
Yield: 4-6 servingsFamily Journey
Gondar and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Kfar Saba, Israel
In this Ethiopian Shabbat classic, chicken and eggs are coated with a rich tomato sauce spiced with ginger and berbere. Just before serving, black cardamom is sprinkled on top. It’s available at specialty spice shops, but if you’re unable to find it, substitute equal parts ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.
Doro wat is traditionally eaten with the tangy Ethiopian flatbread injera, which can be made at home with recipes like this one that Elazar Tamano shared with our partner Asif: Culinary Institute of Israel, or be purchased from Ethiopian grocers and restaurants.
Read about Elazar’s family in “How Ethiopian-Israeli Chef Elazar Tamano Found His Place in the Kitchen” and check out his recipes for kifto, an Ethiopian beef tartare, injera, and more from our our partner Asif: Culinary Institute of Israel.
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ pounds bone-in skin-on chicken drumsticks
- 6 hard boiled eggs, peeled
- 3 red onions, finely chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 generous tablespoons berbere spice mix
- 1 can + 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 7 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- 3 teaspoons salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground black cardamom
- Injera, for serving
Preparation
Step 1
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over a low flame. Add in the chopped onions and cook for about 30 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the ginger, garlic, berbere spice mix, and tomato paste and mix and cook for another 2 minutes.
Step 2
Increase the heat to medium and add all the drumsticks into the pan, stirring until they are all coated in the seasoning. Add the salt and pepper and mix.
Step 3
Add enough water to cover the chicken, about 6 cups. Bring the mixture to a boil and immediately reduce to the lowest flame. Cover the pot and cook for 1 hour until the chicken is cooked and tender.
Step 4
Make 2-3 small slits into the eggs and add them into the doro wat, mix to coat them with the sauce.
Step 5
Sprinkle the black cardamom and serve with injera.
