Awaze chicken thighs

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A deeply delicious awaze spice paste is used to coat chicken thighs in this recipe, a delightfully simple dinner for spice-lovers. Awaze is fiery paste made from berbere, garlic and tej, a type of Ethiopian mead, but dry sherry makes a great alternative if you can't get your hands on any.

First published in 2018

Ingredients

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Chicken thighs

Awaze paste

  • 40g of berbere
  • 1 tsp dried garlic granules
  • 1/2 tsp finely grated ginger
  • 2 tbsp of olive oil
  • 80ml of tej, (Ethiopian honey wine) or a dry sherry
  • lime juice, to taste
  • salt, to taste

Method

1
Begin by making the awaze paste. Mix together all the ingredients in a bowl, taste, and adjust seasoning with salt and lime juice
2
Pour the awaze paste over the chicken thighs and leave to marinate for at least 1 hour
3
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
4
Cook in the oven for 20 minutes, or until the juices run clear
5
Serve with the roasting juices drizzled over the top and lime wedges on the side
First published in 2018

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