African Chicken in Spicy Red Sauce

Name: African Chicken in Spicy Red Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter; 907 grams boneless chicken breasts; 411 grams chicken broth; 118 milliliters dry red wine; 2 Tbsps fresh cilantro; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 1 Tbsp minced ginger; 1 teaspoons ground cardamom; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 Tbsp fresh ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps ground red pepper; 3 Tbsps fresh lemon juice (1 lemon); 4 lemon wedges; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 355 milliliters chopped onions (2 medium); 1 teaspoons salt, divided; 170 grams tomato paste

Need This recipe is typical of African cuisine. If you have ground pepper, garlic, ground nutmeg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ground cardamom you could follow this main course with the Cardamom Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Berbere:.

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Berbere

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Yields 1/4 cup. Serving size is 1 teaspoons.Chicken:.

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Whole Chicken

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Bowl

Place chicken in a shallow dish; drizzle with juice, and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Juice

Salt

Heat a large pot over medium heat.

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Pot

Add olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Add onion and garlic; cook 5 minutes (do not brown), stirring frequently.

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Garlic

Onion

Add 2 tsp Berbere, remaining 1/4 tsp salt, butter, ginger, nutmeg, and cardamom, cook 1 minute.

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Cardamom

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Butter

Ginger

Nutmeg

Salt

Add wine, broth, and tomato paste; stir until well blended.

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Tomato Paste

Broth

Wine

Add chicken mixture; bring to a boil.Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 50 minutes or until chicken is tender, turning chicken occasionally.Stir in cilantro.

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Cilantro

Whole Chicken

Serve with lemon wedges.

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Lemon Wedge

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Recommended wine: Pinotage, Chenin Blanc, Riesling

African works really well with Pinotage, Chenin Blanc, and Riesling. The best wine for African dishes will depend on the dish, but a fruity, aromatic white wine is a safe bet for spicy dishes while pinotage would be a traditional match for South African cuisine. The MAN Family Wines Pinotage with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 10 dollars per bottle.