Sephardi style CHOLENT || חמין בסיגנון מורוקאי

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken provides a lighter option while pork is often less expensive.

barley

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: rice

Quinoa offers a gluten-free alternative while rice is widely available.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon

Vegetable broth reduces calories and can be made cheaply.

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils are nutritious and often less expensive than dried chickpeas.

Fry chopped onions in a pan until translucent.

Add minced garlic cloves and let them disintegrate into the mixture.

Layer chunks of beef shoulder on top of the onions and garlic.

Add large chunks of potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Add carrots to the mixture.

Soak kidney beans overnight and add a handful to the pot.

Add a handful of chickpeas to the pot.

Add barley to the mixture to thicken the cholent.

Season with salt, pepper, chicken soup powder, turmeric, and spicy paprika.

Add tomato puree for richness.

Add honey or date syrup to the pot.

Pour in Coca-Cola to cover the meat at the bottom.

Fill the pot with hot water and bring to a boil.

Once boiling, add raw eggs to the pot.

Prepare washed rice in an oven-friendly bag, seasoning it with salt, pepper, chicken soup powder, and turmeric.

Add the required amount of water to the rice as per package instructions and tie the bag securely.

Poke a hole in the rice bag to prevent it from exploding during cooking.

Place the rice bag into the pot with the cholent.

Cook the cholent for at least two hours on low heat until ready to serve.

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