Ethiopian Spicy Braised Chicken

 Categories: Poultry, Ethiopian
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      8 oz Tomato sauce
    1/4 c  Paprika
    1/4 c  Dry red wine
      1 tb Ginger root, grated
      1 ts Red pepper
    1/8 ts Cardamom, ground
    1/8 ts Nutmeg, ground
    1/8 ts Clove, ground
    1/8 ts Allspice, ground
      2 md Onions, chopped
      2    Garlic cloves, minced
      2 tb Cooking oil
    1/2 ts Ground tumeric
      3 lb Broiler chicken, cut up
    1/4 c  Dry red wine
 
  1.  Make the red pepper sauce first, combine tomato
  sauce, paprika, 1/4 cup dry red wine, grated ginger
  root, red pepper, cardamom, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon
  and allspice.  Set red-pepper sauce aside.
 
  2.  In a large skillet cook onion and garlic in hot
  oil til onion is tender but not brown.  Stir in red
  pepper sauce, tumeric, and 1 teaspoon salt. Add
  chicken pieces to skillet.  Spoon onion mixture over
  chicken pieces.
 
  Bring mixture to boiling; reduce head.  Cover; simmer
  about 3 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup dry red wine.  Cook
  uncovered about 15 minutes. Turn chicken pieces often.
  Skim off fat.  Serve with Injeera (Ethiopian
  flat-bread).