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Cholent

Slow cooked meat, potato, beans and barley stew. Hearty, Tasty and filling.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 18 hours
Total Time 18 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 6 quarts
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Israeli, Kosher
Calories: 595
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb Beef Brisket Cut to 1" chunks
  • 2 lb Red Potatoes Washed / halved
  • 1 cup Dried Pinto Beans Or a mix.
  • 1/2 cup Barley
  • 2 ea Onion Large, Peeled, Quartered
  • 6 cloves Garlic Peeled, whole
  • 4 cups Chicken stock Low sodium, enough to cover ..
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Fresh Ground
  • 1 tbsp Salt Kosher, of course
  • 2 tsp Smoked Paprika
  • 2 tsp Cumin Seed Toasted, Ground
  • 6 ea Eggs Jumbo, in shell, washed
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • Water As needed
  • 2 ea Jalapeno's Washed, ringed, (optional)

Equipment

  • Insta Pot

Method
 

  1. Set the instapot on saute, add oil
  2. When the oil shimmers, Add the beef and saute until it take color
  3. Add and saute the onions until soft and translucent
  4. Add the garlic cloves and saute until fragrant
  5. Turn the Instapot to slow cook, add potatoes, beans, barley
  6. Add seasonings / spices to chicken stock mix well
  7. Pour stock into slow cooker, add water to make sure all is covered by 1/2"
  8. Place the eggs into the instapot and make sure they are covered
  9. Add a glass lid, and slow cook until the beef and beans are tender, the barley has swollen.
    Check occasionally, add water as needed
  10. Serve in a bowl, with a side of challah ..

Nutrition

Calories: 595kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 48gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 102mgSodium: 1548mgPotassium: 1912mgFiber: 11gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 348IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 7mg

Notes

Ok, some QUICK NOTES.
I am a goy, this means:
  1.) I like the taste of cholent
  2.) I am sure I have committed MANY SINS in the recipe, these are not intentional
  3.) This is not "Bubbeh's Cholent", this is Satan's cholent, there are as many recipes for Cholent as there are Jewish Grandmothers.
I have seen cholent similar to a slow braised pot roast, but I have chosen to follow the description given to me by my hasidic friends.
TRADITIONS!!!
 

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