Ethiopian dinner

Doro Wat (Ethiopian Chicken Stew)

Ethiopia's celebratory stew: chicken and eggs slow-simmered in a deep, spicy berbere and caramelised onion sauce. A weekend project with huge reward.

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Doro Wat (Ethiopian Chicken Stew), prepared with Chicken thighs, bone-in, skinless, Red onions, very finely chopped, Berbere spice mix
Gluten freeHigh proteinHigh proteinHotComfort foodOne potMeal prep

Contains: Milk, Eggs. Always check ingredient labels.

Why you'll love it

  • Ready in about 90 minutes
  • Comfort food
  • One pot
  • Meal prep

Fits your table

Eating solo

Halve the quantities or keep a portion for tomorrow's lunch.

For two

Written for 2 — just right for two.

With kids

Hold back the heat and add it at the table for grown-ups.

Swaps

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Ingredients

2 servings
  • Chicken thighs, bone-in, skinless4 whole
  • Red onions, very finely chopped4 whole
  • Berbere spice mix3 tbsp
  • Niter kibbeh or butter40 g
  • Garlic and ginger, minced1 tbsp
  • Eggs, hard-boiled and peeled2 whole
  • Lemon, juiced1 whole
  • Chicken stock300 ml
  • Basmati rice (or injera if gluten isn't a concern)140 g

Steps

Storage & leftovers

Keep leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 2 days and reheat until piping hot.

Nutrition

This dinner leans high protein. We don't publish calorie numbers until they're calculated from real data.

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