Derho(Chicken)Tsebi

This is a Dish that is put on top of injera. This typically is a chicken dish.

 

Ingredients:

3 Medium size onions, chopped
50 cc chili paste (berbere)
50 cc tegelese tesmi
1 teaspoon chopped ginger
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
2 spoons lemon juice
2 spoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons salt
4 large tomatoes, peeled
1 kilo chicken
6 hard boiled eggs (peeled)
pepper and salt to taste

To make Tegelese tesmi (herb butter)
Ingredients:
200 gr. unsalted butter
100 cc water
2 small onions, shredded
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons ginger, shredded

Put the butter and the water in a frying-pan and heat them until the butter has melted. Add the other ingredients and simmer the mixture on a low fire for 30 minutes, until the mixture stops skimming and the butter is clear. Do NOT stir the mixture. Sieve the butter and allow to cool down in a well closed jam jar .

Preparation:

Cut the chicken into pieces and drain them well. Sprinkle the pieces with a mixture of the lemon juice and the salt and marinate during 30 minutes. Fry the onions lightly on a low fire in the frying-pan. Do not use butter or oil. Add some water if necessary to prevent burning or sticking. When the onions are done, add the berbere and fry shortly. Add the tegelese tesmi and fry this mixture for 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste, tomatoes skinned and sliced, garlic and ginger and simmer during 20 minutes on a low fire, stirring regularly to prevent sticking. Add some water and the pieces of chicken and simmer until the chicken is done. Add the eggs to the sauce shortly before serving. Serve with injera.