MEAT CHOLENT
Religious Jewish people are not permitted to cook on the Sabbath. However, dishes prepared in advance may be kept hot in a previously lit oven. In Central Europe, one of the favourite Sabbath dishes was Cholent (primarily a bean dish) because its flavour was not impaired by long, slow cooking; if anything, it was improved. The good houswives would prepare their Cholent on Friday afternoon and place it in the local baker's ovens; the fires were banked, but the ovens retained their intense heat over the Sabbath. It would cook slowly overnight and after schul (synogogue) services were finished, it would be a delicious hot dish for a hungry family. Cholent may be served as a main course or as a side dish, particularly with roast meats. Its consistency when done is quite thick, without liquid, but not quite dry. In a general sort of way, it might be said to resemble old fashioned Boston Baked Beans, although it isn't quite so sweet. This Cholent recipe includes meat, a modern refinement of a dish once composed exclusively of beans, simply because many Jewish families could not afford the meat. This Cholent recipe comes to you from The Art of Jewish Cooking by Jennie Grossinger.
Provided by TOOLBELT DIVA
Categories One Dish Meal
Time P4DT20m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Submerge beans in water and soak overnight.
- Drain well.
- Use a heavy saucepan or Dutch oven and brown the meat and onions in the fat.
- Sprinkle with salt, pepper and ginger.
- Add the beans and barley.
- Sprinkle with the flour and paprika.
- Add enough boiling water to cover one inch above the mixture; Cover tightly.
- Cholent may be baked for 24 hours in an oven 250F, or, for quicker cooking, bake in a 350F oven for 4 to 5 hours.
- Slice the meat and serve with the barley and beans.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 838.7, Fat 50.7, SaturatedFat 20.7, Cholesterol 129.4, Sodium 702, Carbohydrate 53.7, Fiber 13.2, Sugar 5.8, Protein 41.5
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