FoodReference.com  (Since 1999)

 

RECIPE SECTION - Over 10,000 Recipes

Home   |   Articles   |   Food_Trivia   |   Today_in_Food History   |   Food_Timeline   |   RECIPES   |   Cooking_Tips   |   Videos   |   Food_Quotes   |   Who’s_Who   |   Culinary_Schools_&_Tours   |   Trivia_Quizzes   |   Food_Poems   |   Free_Magazines   |   Food Festival_&_Events

 

FREE Magazines and other Publications
An extensive selection of free food, beverage & agricultural magazines, e-books, etc.

 

CULINARY SCHOOLS and
COOKING CLASSES

More than 1,000 schools & classes listed for all 50 States, Online and Worldwide

 

CHOLENT RECIPE, JEWISH

     Cholent is a Jewish dish. The word Cholent, aka Hamin, refers to a slow-cooked stew of meat, potatoes and beans.  Other  variation includes pearl-barley, buckwheat, rice, chickpeas, damplings, potatoes, kishke*, fat, meatballs, tongue, sausages, chicken or lamb and even meatless version, cooked slowly all night, hence, its a weekend gathering meal which is easy to prepare.
     Immigrants arrived to Israel from all over the globe while each ethnic group brought their version to Cholent. The name derived from the  French "chault" (hot & slow) and refer to the long slow cooking.
The smell which circulates throughout the house, heavy, moist and sweet, is irresistible. 
     My Grandmother was a wondeful cook. I used to sit next to her while she was cooking. I guess, my appetite and desire to the kitchen started there. She used to do home made Kishke, using a clean cow's intestine, as was the old days version. Today, you can buy ready made Kishke in any supermarket.
* Kishke - A sausage shape beef casing filled with flour or matzo meal and onion.


MY CHOLENT

    • 1 bag of dry beans
    • 1 1/2 Kg. beef
    • 4-6 peeled potatoes
    • 1 onion
    • salt, paper, paprika
    • oil or goose/chicken fat
    • 1 kishke

    • 3-4 full tbls honey
    • 5-6 cups water
    • 3-5 eggs


A heavy pot with a tight lid is a must.

Soak beans in boiled water overnight . If forgotten put beans in hot water with 1 tablespoon of baking soda for 4-5 hours.

Pre-heat oven to 180°C / 350°F

Drain beans, cut onion to rings and fry in a big pot . When gold-brown remove from heat. Place beans on top of the fried onion and stir. Place meat in the center of the Pot. Circle meat with potatoes.

Mix honey with water, salt, paper and paprika and add to pot.  Cook for about an hour and
remove from heat.   Cool and then add eggs and kishke.

Cover pot tightly and place in oven for about 30 min. Reduce heat to 90-100°C / 180°F and bake for another 5-6 hours. Reduce heat to 50°C / 95°F until ready to eat.
 

RELATED RECIPES

 Soups with Meat: 'A' to 'Cider'  |  All In One Fiesta Stew Pot  |  Autumn Pork & Apple Stew  |  Autumn Pork, Vegetable & Ale Stew  |  Awesome Autumn Stew  |  Bean Soup w/ Smoked Sausage  |  Beef Barley Soup  |  Beef Barley Soup, Hearty  |  Beef Rib and Barley Soup  |  Beef Barley and Lentil Soup  |  Beef Barley and Lima Soup  |  Beef Bouillon (1896)  |  Beef Bouillon (1902)  |  Beef Broth (without bones)  |  Beef Broth (Roasted Bones)  |  Beef Burgundy  |  Beef and Lentil Stew  |  Scandinavian Beef & Potato Stew  |  Beef and Red Wine Stew  |  Beef Stew with Pimento & Rum  |  Beef or Turkey Stew  |  BLT Soup  |  Black Eyed Pea Soup with Beef  |  Borsch, Irina Shved's  |  Bow Tie Sausage Soup  |  Brunswick Stew, Fast  |  Burgoo, Kentucky  |  Burgoo, Kentucky Burgoo 2  |  Burgoo: Two Day Burgoo  |  Burgout, Kentucky Burgout (1904)  |  Burgoo, Senator McConnell's  |  Calabrian Pork Stovetop Stew  |  Calf's Head Soup (1904)  |  Camp House Stew  |  Castilian Stew  |  Castillian Garlic Soup  |  Catalan Beef Stew  |  Cerdo Con Lima  |  Cheesy Potato Ham Chowder  |  Cheesy Spinach Lasagne Soup  |  Chilaquiles Rojos de Puerco  |  CHILI RECIPES >>>  |  Chipotle Pork Stew w/Dried Plums  |  Cholent  |  Cholent: Dafina, Moroccan Jewish  |  Cholent, Tunisian Jewish  |  Cider Beef Stew  |  Cider Braised Spicy Pork Stew 
  Home   |   About & Contact   |   Recipes Index   |   Kitchen Tips   |   Other Links  

Please feel free to link to any pages of FoodReference.com from your website.
For permission to use any of this content please E-mail: james@foodreference.com
All contents are copyright © 1990 - 2024  James T. Ehler and www.FoodReference.com unless otherwise noted.
All rights reserved.  You may copy and use portions of this website for non-commercial, personal use only.
Any other use of these materials without prior written authorization is not very nice and violates the copyright.
Please take the time to request permission.

 

FoodReference.com Logo

 

Popular Pages