Slow Cooker Short Rib Cholent - Breaking Matzo

Ingredients

• 2 large sweet onions, peeled, roughly chopped and divided (1 roasted, 1 raw for slow cooker)
• 3 lbs short ribs, cut into 4” pieces
• 1 large sweet potato, peeled and roughly chopped
• 2 medium size potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
• 2 large carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 bulb fennel, roughly chopped and divided (1/2 roasted, 1/2 raw in slow cooker)
• 1-1/2 cups dried beans (mixed or one type - recommend kidney, lima or heirloom beans), soaked overnight in filtered water
• 1 cup barley
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1 tbsp salt + extra for seasoning the meat before roasting
• 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
• herb bundle: 3-4 sprigs of rosemary and 6-8 sprigs thyme, tied up in cheesecloth
• water to cover ingredients in slow cooker