Delicious Chicken Zigni berbere Recipe:

Hello! Welcome to my new post in which I am going to tell you how to make this delicious chicken Zigni Berbere.

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This recipe is for almost every person. Berbere is a very popular spice that is used in this tasty and spicy dish. I have personally tried this and it was a delightful experience for me.

So let’s just jump straight into recipe (INGREDIENTS, DIRECTIONS, and TIPS)

Note: This recipe is for 4 servings.

INGREDIENTS:

1. 1kg British free-range skinless and boneless chicken thighs, cut into cubes


2. 2 x 400g tins plum tomatoes


3. 4 garlic cloves, crushed


4. 2 beef stock cubes


5. 2 large onions, chopped


6. Eritrean injera flatbreads (or regular flatbreads) or rice and a green salad to serve


7. 1 table spoon tomato paste


8. 50ml vegetable oil


9. Bunch fresh coriander, roughly chopped, plus extra to serve


10. Lemon wedges to serve


11. 125ml dry red wine (optional)

Ingredients for pepper blend:

• Half tablespoon ground cardamom


• Half table spoon ground coriander


• One-Fourth table spoon ground cloves


• Half table spoon fine sea salt


• One-Fourth table spoon ground allspice


• 1 table spoon each ground ginger, fenugreek and black pepper


• Pinch ground cinnamon


• 1 table spoon mild paprika

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Take a large pan, heat oil in it. Add the onions and fry for 5 minutes until starting to change colour. Then add the garlic and fry for 2-3 minutes more or until the onions changes their colour to golden.


2. Mix the berbere ingredients in a bowl and set aside (or do as instructed in tips section). Add the chicken to the onions and fry, turning, until starting to change colour. Add the remaining ingredients, including the berbere blend, and simmer gently until the meat is tender (for one or 1 and a half hours).

TIPS:

• You can buy Bart berbere blend from market.


• First cover and then cool it for up to 2days or freeze for up to 1 month. Defrost, then heat.

Now, enjoy the soothing taste of the Chicken Zigni Berbere. Hope you found it helpful and let me know your experience with it.