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Single serving Doro Wat on a yellow plate.
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Doro Wat
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
5 hrs 20 mins
 
Servings: 6
Calories: 414 kcal
Ingredients
  • 12 chicken drumsticks
  • 2 tsp. lemon juice
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 2 onion coarsely chopped
  • 3 clove garlic whole
  • 2 Tbsp. fresh ginger minced
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 Tbsp. paprika
  • 2 Tbsp. berbere powder
  • 1 tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup red wine
  • 3/4 cup chicken broth
Instructions
Assembly Instructions
  1. Place chicken, lemon juice, and salt in a freezer bag and allow to marinate while you complete the other steps.
  2. Mix onions, garlic, and ginger into a paste using a blender or food processor.
  3. Melt the butter over medium heat in a small pan.
  4. Add and cook paprika for 1 minute.
  5. Add berbere and cayenne and cook another 3 minutes, stirring.
  6. Add the onion purée and cook 5 more minutes. Let cool for a bit.
  7. Add this sauce, wine, chicken broth to the chicken in the bag.
  8. Remove excess air, seal, and freeze.
Cooking Instructions
  1. Thaw overnight in the fridge.
  2. Cook in a slow cooker on low for 5-6 hours.
  3. Optional (but highly recommended to get the full experience): Add 2-4 hard-boiled eggs whole at the end.

  4. Serve all over injera (a traditional Ethiopian spongy, sourdough-risen flatbread). You can also serve with other Ethiopian dishes such as shiro.