I hope not to disappoint you, in case this wasn't clear to you, this is a vegetarian/vegan cholent.
It's quite tasty, but if you were hoping for beef, you won't find it here. I think the last time I ate beef I was about 20 or 21 years old (nope, not saying what year that was, use your imagination)!
If you're looking for a Gluten Free Vegan Cholent, click here!
Here's what I do:
1-2 large onions, chopped coarsely
6 cloves garlic, chopped finely
2 medium sized potatoes, cut into chunks
500g whole grain barley (not pearl barley), soaked in cold water overnight
2 cups black beans, already soaked (overnight) and drained, can also use 2 cups cooked black beans
spices: salt (1 tablespoon or so), black pepper (1/2 tsp or more), cayenne pepper (a pinch or 2), smoked paprika (2 tablespoons) - be generous with the seasonings! If cayenne is too hot for you - you can safely leave it out.
water to fill the pot
Place everything in the crock pot and let the pot do its magic!
Just before Shabbat starts, I add frozen vegan kishke to the pot. This is the perfect Shabbat morning cholent accompaniment!
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| Barley and Black Beans waiting on my pantry shelf |
esther, do you think it would add to the flavors to use fake meat like seitan or tvp or vegan sausage that i bought but didn't try yet at eden teva? also, without a crock pot would this be ok on a plata?
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it would add tot he taste but it might provide the missing texture of meat. I also put large cubes of tofu into my vegetarian chollent which also give a great texture addtion.
DeleteSounds good! (we can't add tofu because one of my kids is allergic to soy)
DeleteCan I use canned beans?
ReplyDeleteSure! Just drain them first
DeleteThis sounds so delicious. Being gluten free, I can't eat barley so I miss out on many cholents!
ReplyDeleteJudee, I have made this with quinoa instead of barley for some GF guests. It works well!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!
This is definitely NOT a gluten free cholent. Barley has gluten, as does commercial vegetarian kishka
ReplyDeleteyou are correct. If this was accidentally linked to as a GF cholent, my apologies. Although you can see above I've made it with quinoa instead of barley when I need it to be GF! Here's my GF cholent https://www.kosherfrugal.com/2017/08/gluten-free-vegan-cholent-pareve.html
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