S02E07: ISRAEL: Beef Cholent with Challah Bread, Hummus, and Couscous Salad Experiment

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.

Prepare beef short ribs for cooking.

Add 6 cups of water to a pot and bring to a boil.

Add 1 can of rinsed and drained chickpeas and 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda to the boiling water; cook for 20 minutes.

Drain the chickpeas and set aside.

In a blender, combine chopped garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, juice of 1 lemon, and 1/2 cup of tahini; blend until smooth.

Add the cooked chickpeas to the blender with a tablespoon of olive oil and blend until desired consistency is reached.

Add 1 teaspoon of cumin to the hummus and blend again.

Prepare the dough for challah by mixing 1/4 cup of lukewarm water, 2 and 1/4 teaspoons of dry active yeast, and 1 teaspoon of sugar; let sit for 10 minutes until foamy.

Add 2 medium-sized eggs, 3 egg yolks, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 1/3 cup of honey, and 1 and 1/4 cups of lukewarm water to the yeast mixture; mix well.

Add 2 teaspoons of kosher salt and gradually mix in 4 cups of flour until a dough forms.

Knead the dough for about 10 minutes, adding flour as needed until cohesive.

Oil a bowl and place the dough inside; let it rise for 1 hour in a warm place.

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