African Chicken In Spicy Red Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (1 lemon)
• 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions (2 medium)
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
• 4 lemon wedges
• 2 tablespoons ground red pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Recipe

• 1 berbere:.
• 2 combine all ingredients in a small bowl. yields 1/4 cup. serving size is 1 teaspoons.
• 3 chicken:.
• 4 place chicken in a shallow dish; drizzle with juice, and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt. cover and marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• 5 heat a large pot over medium heat. add olive oil. add onion and garlic; cook 5 minutes (do not brown), stirring frequently.
• 6 add 2 tsp berbere, remaining 1/4 tsp salt, butter, ginger, nutmeg, and cardamom, cook 1 minute.
• 7 add wine, broth, and tomato paste; stir until well blended.
• 8 add chicken mixture; bring to a boil.
• 9 cover, reduce heat, and simmer 50 minutes or until chicken is tender, turning chicken occasionally.
• 10 stir in cilantro. serve with lemon wedges.