Doro Wat: Ethiopian Chicken Dish - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Doro Wat: Ethiopian Chicken Dish
Servings: 4
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by Twin Cities I love Ethiopian food but had difficulty finding authentic recipes online. I ultimately found 3 or 4 recipes and altered them all to incorporate them together in an attempt to capture the flavors. Typically served with injera and so

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, divided
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 1/2 cups water, divided
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 3/4 cup berbere seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cubed
  • 1/3 cup sweet white wine
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs

Instructions

  1. Heat 1/2 cup butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Cook and stir onion until translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water and tomato paste; stir until hot, about 2 minutes. Stir in remaining butter, berbere, garlic, and ginger. Adjust heat to low and cook until mixture thickens to paste consistency, 20 to 30 minutes.
  2. Stir remaining water into berbere paste; add chicken. Simmer until thickened to sauce consistency, about 45 minutes.
  3. Stir white wine, cardamom, and black pepper into the sauce; add hard-boiled eggs. Cook until sauce is reduced slightly, about 15 minutes more.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast.

Skinless chicken breast, often heralded for its lean nutritional profile, is undeniably a powerhouse when it comes to protein content. With an impressive 21 grams of protein packed into every 100 grams of the breast, it emerges as a preferred choice for those conscious about their protein intake. Delving deeper into the nutritional matrix of chicken, one can't overlook the copious amounts of vitamin B6 it houses. This particular vitamin plays an indispensable role in our body, especially when di...

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