Spicy Free-range Ethiopian-style Chicken & Tomato Stew

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High protein 1/3 daily fibre Low sat fat

Spicy Free-range Ethiopian-style Chicken & Tomato Stew

Prep time: 20 mins
Total time: 35 mins
Cuisine: African
Food group: Poultry

Inspired by the Ethiopian stew 'doro wat' - this dish packs major flavour. Simmer free-range British chicken breast with ginger, onion, baharat spice and juicy plum tomatoes – then stir through potato and spinach. Top with gooey soft-boiled eggs and a refreshing onion salsa, then sprinkle over fresh-cut coriander.

Cooking Instructions

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Before you start

  • Bring a medium saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
  • Pull out a small bowl, a sieve, a peeler, a grater, a large saucepan, a small saucepan & a measuring jug

Pickle & boil

  • Thinly slice 1 onion and add to the small bowl, along with the vinegar and a pinch of salt. Mix well and set aside to pickle
  • Peel and dice the potatoes into 2cm chunks, then add to the saucepan of boiling water. Boil for 14-16 mins, until softened, then drain
  • Meanwhile, roughly dice the other onion. Finely grate the ginger

Build the stew

  • Heat the large saucepan with 2 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the chicken and diced onion and cook for 4 mins, until soft and golden. Season with salt and pepper
  • Add the ginger, tomato puree and baharat spice. Cook for 1 min more, then stir in the passata, whole tomatoes, stock powder and 400ml hot water
  • Bring to a boil and simmer for 13 mins, until the sauce has thickened and chicken is cooked through

Boil the eggs

  • Bring the small saucepan filled with hot water to a boil
  • Rinse the eggs, then carefully lower into the pan using a spoon. Boil for 7 mins, then remove. Run under cold water

Finish the stew

  • Rinse, then roughly chop the spinach
  • In the final minute, add the spinach and cooked potatoes to the chicken and simmer, until wilted. Season with salt and pepper

Last bits & plate up

  • Carefully peel and halve the eggs. Roughly chop the coriander
  • Check your chicken is cooked through by cutting a large piece in half; the flesh should be white and the juices running clear
  • Serve the stew into bowls, topped with the pickled onion and egg halves. Sprinkle over the coriander

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