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cholent

Name: cholent
Cuisine: Ashkenazi Jewish
Ingredients: 1 lb beef brisket or stew meat; 1 cup dried kidney beans; 1/2 cup barley; 2 medium potatoes; 1 large onion; 2 cloves garlic; 4 cups water or beef broth; to taste salt; to taste pepper; 1 tsp paprika

Cholent is a traditional slow-cooked stew from Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, typically made with meat, beans, barley, and potatoes. It is a hearty dish meant to be cooked overnight and eaten on the Sabbath, embodying both cultural tradition and practical observance of religious laws.

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Ashkenazi Jewish70%

Middle Eastern20%

Americas10%

Ingredients

beef brisket or stew meat
1 lb
dried kidney beans
1 cup
barley
1/2 cup
potatoes
2 medium
onion
1 large
garlic
2 cloves
water or beef broth
4 cups
salt
to taste
pepper
to taste
paprika
1 tsp

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Cholent originated in medieval Ashkenazi Jewish communities in Europe as a way to prepare a warm meal that could be left to cook during the Sabbath without violating prohibitions on cooking.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Ashkenazi Jewish70%

ingredients+techniques

Middle Eastern20%

ingredient_origin

Americas10%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

soaking slow cooking layering

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