Cholent Recipe | Slow Cooked Hearty Stew

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often more affordable than beef.

barley

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: rice

Quinoa offers a protein boost while rice is often less expensive.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: yams

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious, while yams can be cheaper.

onions

🥗Healthier: leeks

💰Cheaper: shallots

Leeks provide a milder flavor, while shallots can be less costly.

Cover white beans, red kidney beans, and barley with tap water in a bowl and let them soak overnight.

Rinse the soaked beans and barley before using them.

Chop 2-3 small onions roughly.

Heat a bit of olive oil in a frying pan and fry the chopped onions until they are soft and translucent.

Cut the brisket across the grain into pieces.

Trim the waxy potatoes to ensure they hold their shape during cooking.

In a large pot, layer the soaked beans, barley, chopped onions, and pieces of brisket.

Add the trimmed potatoes on top of the layered ingredients.

In a jug, mix 2 cups of boiling water with salt to taste and pour it over the layered ingredients until just covered.

Cover the pot tightly with a lid or foil.

Place the pot in the oven before sunset on Friday and cook slowly overnight until lunchtime on Saturday.

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