Kosher Traditional Meat Cholent Food

TRADITIONAL CHOLENT

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight and drain next day. In a Dutch oven, brown onions in hot oil on medium heat. Remove onions and set aside.
• Rub the meat with a combination of salt, pepper and paprika and then brown the meat in the same pot that you browned the onions.
• While the onions were browning, in a separate pot, start to boil enough water to cover the meat.
• When the meat is browned, add the lima beans, garlic, potatoes, and bay leaf, onions and mix together. Add the flour at the end. Pour boiling water over the mixture just to cover it. Cover the pot tightly and bring to a boil.
• At this stage you can do one of two things: 1) If you wish to cook overnight to observe Sabbath guidelines of no cooking, heat oven to 400 degrees and set a rack to accommodate your Dutch Oven. Place Dutch oven into the oven and reduce heat to 250 and cook overnight until noon the next day, OR: 2) Continue to cook on the stove for 3-4 hours on low heat. You may need to add a little water now and then to maintain a gravy-like consistency with the meat (check the meat every hour or so), stirring occasionally.

MOM'S AUTHENTIC KOSHER CHOLENT RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large oven safe pot or roasting pan, saute onions in oil over medium heat.
• Add meat, and brown well on all sides.
• Mix in beans; stir continuously until the beans start to shrivel. Stir in the barley. Add potatoes, and add just enough boiling water to cover the meat and potatoes. Mix in dry soup mix and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer partially covered for 20 minutes on stove top.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
• Cover pot tightly, and place in preheated oven. Allow to cook overnight for at least 10 to 15 hours. Check periodically to make sure you have enough liquid to cover; add small amounts of water if needed. Do not stir; stirring will break up the chunks of potatoes.

MOM'S AUTHENTIC KOSHER CHOLENT RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large oven safe pot or roasting pan, saute onions in oil over medium heat.
• Add meat, and brown well on all sides.
• Mix in beans, stir continuously until the beans start to shrivel.
• Stir in the barley.
• Add potatoes, and add just enough boiling water to cover the meat and potatoes.
• Mix in dry soup mix and garlic.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer partially covered for 20 minutes on stove top.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
• Cover pot tightly, and place in preheated oven.
• Allow to cook overnight for at least 10 to 15 hours.
• Check periodically to make sure you have enough liquid to cover; add small amounts of water if needed.
• Do not stir; stirring will break up the chunks of potatoes.

KOSHER VEGETARIAN CHOLENT

Steps:

• Soak the beans overnight, then drain.
• Or, follow package directions for quick soaking.
• In a large skillet, heat the oil and saute the garlic, onions and celery until tender.
• Put in slow cooker.
• Add the potatoes, carrots, beans, bay leaf and paprika.
• Dissolve the soup mix in 1 cup of the hot water and add to the vegetables with the remaining 3 cups of water.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover tightly and cook on low 18-24 hours.
• Taste and adjust seasonings, if necessary.
• Makes four very generous servings.