African Chicken In Spicy Red Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Chicken
2 lbs boneless chicken breasts
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (1 lemon)
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 1/2 cups chopped onions (2 medium)
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 cup dry red wine
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
4 lemon wedges
Berbere (use 2 teaspoons)
2 tablespoons ground red pepper
1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Preparation

Berbere:
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Yields 1/4 cup. Serving size is 1 teaspoons.
Chicken:
Place chicken in a shallow dish; drizzle with juice, and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add olive oil. Add onion and garlic; cook 5 minutes (do not brown), stirring frequently.
Add 2 tsp Berbere, remaining 1/4 tsp salt, butter, ginger, nutmeg, and cardamom, cook 1 minute.
Add wine, broth, and tomato paste; stir until well blended.
Add chicken mixture; bring to a boil.
Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 50 minutes or until chicken is tender, turning chicken occasionally.
Stir in cilantro. Serve with lemon wedges.