Main Meals

Chicken wot

4
Easy
15 minutes
1 hour
Wine/Spirit Pairing
Waterkloof Circle of Life White Blend

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Ingredients

Method
  • 3 T olive oil
  • 4 t berbere paste (see link below)
  • 4 chicken thighs
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 x 3 cm piece fresh ginger, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 4 tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 T tomato paste
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2 t salt
  • 250 g red lentils, cooked al dente
  • Flatbreads, to serve

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Heat 2 T olive oil in a large frying pan. Rub the chicken thighs with the berbere paste and fry, skin-side down, in the hot oil until golden and crispy. Transfer to an ovenproof dish.

Heat the remaining oil in the same pan and sauté the onion, ginger and garlic until translucent. Add the tomatoes and tomato paste and simmer for 3 minutes.

Add the chicken stock, lemon juice and salt and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the lentils. Pour the sauce over the chicken pieces and cook for 45 minutes, or until the chick

Click here for our traditional berbere paste recipe.

Abigail Donnelly

Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

Nothing excites Woolworths TASTE's Food Director quite as much as the challenge of dreaming up recipes with innovative new foods – or the thrill of creating deliciousness on a plate with the humblest of ingredients. With Abi by your side, you’ll be a cooking expert in no time at all.

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