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doro wot

Doro Wot

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Course Main Dish
Cuisine African

Ingredients
  

  • 6 bone-in, skin-on chicken legs separated into thighs and drumsticks
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 Tablespoons kosher salt plus more as needed
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 2 large onions finely diced or chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves smashed
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground fenugreek seed or leaf
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper plus more as needed
  • 6 hard-boiled eggs peeled
  • 2 1/4 cups homemade or low-sodium store-bought chicken stock, or water

Instructions
 

  • Rub the chicken with the lemon juice and 1 tablespoon salt. Let it sit for 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, heat the oil in a heavybased wide skillet or Dutch oven (large enough to hold the chicken in one snug layer) over medium heat, add the onions and the remaining 1 tablespoon salt, and saute gently until fragrant, golden brown and sweet, about 20 minutes. Do not let the onions actually brown.
  • Add the garlic, cumin, ginger, cardamom, turmeric, paprika, fenugreek and pepper, and stir for a minute so the spices bloom in the oil. Nestle the chicken pieces and the eggs into the pan and pour in the broth.
  • Cover the pan and adjust the heat to a solid simmer. Cook for about 30 minutes. Then remove the lid (so the sauce will reduce and thicken a bit) and continue to simmer until the chicken is very tender when poked with a knife and the juices run clear (or until the thickest part of the thigh or drumstick reaches 165 F. on an instant-read thermometer), 45-60 minutes.
  • Taste and adjust with more salt or pepper. Serves 6-8.