Nana Nicky’s Cholent | Saveur

Nana Nicky’s Cholent | Saveur

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In Jewish tradition, this hearty braise of beef or chicken, root vegetables, grains, and a lightly sweet sauce is slow-cooked overnight then eaten for lunch on the Sabbath.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 1 large white onion (8 oz.), coarsely chopped
  • 1 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> lb. Yukon Gold potatoes (about 4 medium), peeled and cut into large chunks
  • 1 large sweet potato (10 oz.), peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup white quinoa, rinsed
  • 1 cup whole wheat berries
  • <sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> cup pearl barley
  • <sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> cup ketchup
  • 1 tbsp. plus 1½ tsp. low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp. plus 1 ½ tsp. sweet paprika
  • 1 tbsp. honey
  • 1 tbsp. dark brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> tsp. chili flakes
  • 3 3-inch beef marrow bones (about 1¼ lb.)
  • 2 lb. bone-in beef short ribs, cut crosswise by your butcher into 2- to 3-inch chunks

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