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Moroccan Cholent

Lalush by Iris
Jun 29, 2020
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A delicious, aromatic overnight slow-cooking Morrocan dish 

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 Iris’s Tip 

I highly recommend that you prepare the paprika oil. It will enhance the color and taste of the dishes you prepare. I add it to Moroccan salmon, spaghetti, meatballs in tomato sauce, etc. ... Shake the jar before every use, refill it and store it in the refrigerator.

 Ingredients 

Ingredients for 6 people:

2-4 bone marrow

Meat for cholent (as much as you like)

4-6 potatoes

2-4 sweet potatoes

6 hard-boiled eggs

8 peeled garlic cloves

2 whole peeled onions

1 teaspoon of salt

1 tablespoon of black pepper

1/2 teaspoon of white pepper

1/2 teaspoon of turmeric

1 tablespoon of chicken soup seasoning mix

1/2 teaspoon of turmeric

1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes

1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon

1 tablespoon of paprika in oil (explanation will follow below)

1/4- 1/2 cup of paprika oil

2 tablespoons date syrup/honey, or two dates

2 cups of chickpeas  

2 cups of white beans

Soak the chickpeas and white beans overnight; strain, boil in a pot with water and strain again

Enough water to cover all the cholent ingredients.


Wheat Ingredients:

2 cups of wheat, soaked in a bowl with water for half an hour and strained

1/2 cup of water

1 chopped onion

4 sliced garlic cloves

1-2 bone marrow

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1/4 teaspoon of black pepper

1/8 teaspoon of turmeric

1 tablespoon of chicken soup seasoning mix

1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes

1/8 teaspoon of cinnamon

1 tablespoon of paprika in oil

2 tablespoons of paprika oil

Roaster bag 


Paprika Oil Ingredients:

1/2 cup of paprika

1/2 cup of canola oil

 Directions 


Instructions for the paprika oil:

Mix the paprika and oil in a glass jar with a lid shake well and set aside.


Instructions for the Cholent:

  1. In a bowl, put all of the spices, a cup of water, and the date syrup; mix well.

  2. In a large pot, fry the onion, bone marrow, garlic, and meat with the paprika oil. Add the potatoes, chickpeas, and beans.

  3. Add the bowl with the spices to the pot; add more tap water to cover the chickpeas and beans.

  4. Place the wheat in the cooking bag and cover the chickpeas and beans.

  5. Add the boiled eggs; cover the pot, and bring to a boil.

  6. Transfer to a  250 degrees Fahrenheit or 120 degrees C or preheated oven for overnight slow cooking.


Instructions for the wheat:

  1. Fry the chopped onion, sliced garlic, and bone marrow with 2 tablespoons of paprika oil.

  2. Add the wheat, water, and spices and mix. 

  3. Bring to a boil; turn the heat off.

  4. Transfer the wheat to a roaster bag. 

  5. Poke two holes in the bag with a wooden skewer and place it on top of the chickpeas and beans in the pot. 

  6. Close the lid and bake in the oven for overnight slow cooking.

Serving suggestion: In a large deep serving dish, place the chickpeas and beans, potatoes, meat, and eggs. In another serving dish place the wheat.

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