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Berbere Vanilla Chicken

Name: Berbere Vanilla Chicken
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 400g Chicken Thigh; 1 tbsp Berbere Spice Blend; 1 tsp Vanilla Extract; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 piece Ginger; 1 Tomato; 2 tbsp Butter

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Ethiopia's complex berbere spice blend meets Comoros' prized vanilla in a braised chicken dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

The intense heat of Ethiopia's signature berbere spice blend meets the sweet, fragrant aroma of Comoros' prized vanilla. Two seemingly opposing forces — fiery spice and gentle sweetness — are brought together in a braised chicken dish.

🌆 Where it's eaten: An experiment where the African continent's spice culture meets the Indian Ocean islands' aromatic tradition in a single pot.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Chicken Thigh 400g
Berbere Spice Blend 1 tbsp
Vanilla Extract 1 tsp
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Ginger 1 piece
Tomato 1
Butter 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Finely chop the onion and slowly sauté in butter until deeply caramelized.
Add grated garlic and ginger along with the berbere spice, and cook until fragrant.
Add the chicken thighs and sear the surface.
Add chopped tomato and a splash of water, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Stir in the vanilla extract just before removing from heat.
Mix well to combine and serve.

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