Stew
Tsebhi Derho

Tsebhi Derho

Eritrea

105Minutes
MediumLevel
5Serves
10Steps
About

Eritrea's celebratory berbere chicken stew, slow-cooked with a mountain of onions and finished with hard-boiled eggs, the centrepiece of holidays and weddings.

Equipment
  • Large heavy pot
  • Wooden spoon
  • Bowl
Ingredients
Chicken, jointed1 whole
Onions6
Berbere spice4 tbsp
Garlic5 cloves
Ginger1 thumb
Niter kibbeh (spiced butter) or oil1/3 cup
Tomato paste2 tbsp
Hard-boiled eggs5
Lemon1
Saltto taste

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