Cholent Brisket
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 brisket (about 4 pounds)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 medium Spanish onions, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 6 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 6 small red bliss potatoes (2 pounds), quartered
- 3 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick slices
- 1 cup dried Jacob's cattle beans or cranberry beans (about 7 ounces), soaked in water 1 hour, drained
- 1 cup dried green lentils (about 7 ounces), soaked in water 1 hour, drained
- 1 cup barley
- 1 pound beef marrowbones, cut by butcher into 1-inch pieces
- Preheat oven to 225 degrees.
- In a Dutch oven with a tight-fitting lid, over high heat, heat 1/2 cup oil.
- Season the brisket with salt and pepper.
- Brown the brisket in the oil on both sides, then transfer to a platter.
- Drain the oil from the Dutch oven.
- Add the remaining 1/2 cup oil and reduce the heat to medium.
- Add the onions and paprika and cook, stirring, until the onions are brown and soft, about 6 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Stir in the honey.
- Remove the Dutch oven from the heat.
- Place the brisket on the onion-garlic mixture.
- Surround the brisket with the potatoes, carrots, beans, lentils and barley and place the marrowbones on top.
- Cover with cold water by 4 inches.
- Stir in 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper.
- Return the Dutch oven to the heat and bring to a boil.
- Skim off any scum that forms on the surface of the liquid.
- Cover and place it in the oven.
- Bake for 8 hours or overnight.
- Remove the brisket from the oven.
- If it seems dry, moisten it with a little water.
- When ready to serve, reheat, covered, in a 350-degree oven until it is hot.
- Transfer to a large platter and serve.
vegetable oil, brisket, kosher salt, spanish onions, paprika, garlic, honey, red bliss potatoes, carrots, beans, green lentils, barley, beef
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7161 (may not work)