Cholent Recipe – Traditional American Jewish Slow-Cooked Stew

Ingredients

• 2 lbs beef short ribs, bone-in, cut into chunks
• 1 cup pearl barley, rinsed
• 1 cup dried navy beans, soaked overnight and drained
• 4 large Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 2 large yellow onions, finely chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 large carrots, peeled and sliced
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp smoked paprika
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika
• 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tsp kosher salt (plus more to taste)
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 cups low-sodium beef stock
• 2 cups water
• 2 large eggs, in shell (optional, for traditional flavor and texture)
• 1 smoked turkey leg (optional, for depth of flavor)