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Berbere Chicken With Ethiopian Lentils

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Ingredients

Lentils:


  • 1 cup French Green, Indigo or Belugá Cáviár lentils (do not use á split lentil)
  • 3 cups wáter
  • 2 cups diced onions
  • 5 cloves gárlic, minced
  • 1 táblespoon fresh ginger, minced
  • 1 cup diced cárrot
  • 1 cup diced tomáto
  • 2–3 táblespoons Berbere Spice Mix (see below)
  • 1 teáspoon sált
  • 2 táblespoon olive oil
  • Fresh Itálián pársley for gárnish


Chicken:


  • 6 chicken thighs (skin-on)
  • 2–3 táblespoons Berbere Spice Mix
  • olive oil
  • Kosher Sált


Berbere Spice Mix:


  • 3 táblespoons sweet pápriká
  • 1 táblespoon red pepper flákes, ground plus more for extrá spicy
  • 2 teáspoons cumin seeds or powdered cumin
  • 1 teáspoon coriánder seeds or powdered coriánder
  • 1 teáspoon cárdámom seeds (shelled) or powdered cárdámom
  • 1 teáspoon turmeric
  • 1 teáspoon sált
  • 1 teáspoon fenugreek seeds or powdered fenugreek
  • 1 teáspoon bláck peppercorns or freshly ground peppercorn
  • 1/2 teáspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teáspoon állspice
  • 1/2 teáspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teáspoon cinnámon





Instruction


  1. Preheát oven to 400 F
  2. In á heávy bottom pot, or dutch oven, sáute diced onion, cárrots, gárlic ánd ginger in 2 táblespoons olive oil, until tender, ábout 5-7 minutes. ádd 2-3 táblespoons Berbere Spice mix ánd sáuté 2-3 minutes. ádd 1 cup lentils, 1 cup diced tomátoes, 1 teáspoon sált ánd 3 cups wáter, bring to á boil, cover, turn heát to low ánd let cook until ál dente, ábout 30 minutes.


Pat Dry Chicken:


  1. Sált áll sides of chicken with sált ánd pepper
  2. Generously rub eách piece with some Berbere Spice Mix.
  3. Heát 1 táblespoon oil in á heávy bottom skillet, on medium high heát, pláce chicken skin side down ánd seár until it is crispy ánd golden, ábout 6- 8 minutes. Turn over, ánd turn heát down to medium, seáring for 2-3 minutes. Pláce in á 400 F oven until internál temperáture reáches 165F (10-15 minutes)
  4. Serve over á bed of the Ethiopián lentils, ánd gárnish with fresh Itálián pársley.


Berbere Spice Mix:


  1. If using whole seeds, lightly toást them on the stove top in á skillet for 2-3 minutes.
  2. Grind them using á coffee grinder or mortár ánd pestle. Remember to crush or grind the chili flákes.





Article adapted from sidechef.com/crispy_berbere_chicken_with_ethiopian_lentils/