Basic Cholent Recipe

Name: Basic Cholent Recipe
Ingredients: 1/2 c. Medium barley; 1/2 c. Small white beans; 1/2 c. Red kidney beans; 6 sm Red potatoes; 1 1/2 lb Stew meat, cut into chunks; 5 x Beef marrow or possibly neck bones (I consider this optional) (up to 6); 1 x Onion, minced fine; 2 x Cloves garlic, minced fine or possibly put through a press; 2 Tbsp. Oil Cool water; 2 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Black pepper

11 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

1/2 c. Medium barley
1/2 c. Small white beans
1/2 c. Red kidney beans
6 sm Red potatoes
1 1/2 lb Stew meat, cut into chunks
5 x Beef marrow or possibly neck bones (I consider this optional) (up to 6)
1 x Onion, minced fine
2 x Cloves garlic, minced fine or possibly put through a press
2 Tbsp. Oil Cool water
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Black pepper

Directions

1

Brown meat and onions in oil in saucepan, or possibly place meat and onions beneath oven broiler for a few min.
2

Rinse barley in a sieve under cool running water.
3

Pick over beans and rinse thoroughly.
4

Peel potatoes (I do not) and cut into rounds.
5

Add in barley, beans, potatoes, bones and garlic to meat and onions in the saucepan.
6

Add in 6-7 c. of cool water, or possibly sufficient to cover, and bring to a boil over high heat.
7

Season with salt and pepper and simmer for one hour.
8

Skim froth as it rises to the surface.
9

Place the cholent in a preheated low oven (200-250 degrees F) and let it heat till the following day.
10

A few hrs before lunch check the cholent.
11

If it is too moist, uncover it and leave it in the oven to dry.
12

This also works great with a clay pot, or possibly in a slow cooker.