Overnight Potato Kugel

This overnight potato kugel is a delicious twist on a Jewish classic. It’s simply potatoes, eggs, oil, and salt turned into a “casserole” style dish. It cooks for a long time which makes the top perfectly crispy and the inside soft as butter.

What is potato kugel?

Potato kugel is a classic and delicious Jewish dish that is of Hungarian descent.

It consists of very few ingredients but remains a famously delicious food. It has the most delicious blend of potato and onion flavors.

ingredients for overnight potato kugel:

• Russet Potatoes
• Onions
• Eggs
• Oil
• Salt
  

How it’s different from regular potato kugel:

Regular potato kugel cooks for around one or two hours.

Overnight potato kugel cooks anywhere from 8-24 hours. The beautiful thing about potato kugel is that it doesn’t dry out as it cooks at a low temperature. Instead, it develops more and more flavor and becomes a deep rich color.

How to make overnight potato kugel:

Peel the potatoes and onion and place them in a bowl of cold water.

Mix the oil, eggs, and salt in a big bowl and set aside.

Process the potatoes and onions in a food processor.

Pour into a baking dish and cook for two hours.

Cover the dish, lower the temperature, and continue cooking for eight hours or up to twenty-four.

is overnight literal?

Overnight potato kugel doesn’t necessarily mean cooking the kugel from dusk to dawn.

The term “overnight” is used because the kugel must cook for at least eight hours to achieve the right flavor. But you don’t have to stop at eight hours. You can continue cooking it for 24 hours.

In addition to cooking the kugel in the oven, you can leave it on a cooktop or place it in your cholent and it’ll stay moist throughout the day.

if you’re freezing this dish:

Potato kugel is a great dish to meal plan. It freezes well and is easy to make a double batch of.

If you plan to freeze some of the potato kugel there’s no need to “overnight” it until the day you’ll be serving it.

The only thing to remember is to add a few tablespoons of water before placing it in the oven when it’s frozen.

This will ensure that the kugel stays moist as it cooks.

Things to serve with overnight potato kugel:

• Delmonico Roast
• Healthy Baked Vegetables
• Apple Pear Crisp
  
  

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Overnight Potato Kugel

This overnight potato kugel is a delicious twist on a Jewish classic. It's simply potatoes, eggs, oil, and salt turned into a "casserole" style dish. Allowing it to cook for a long time makes the top perfectly crispy and the inside soft as butter.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time10 hours hrs

Total Time10 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Hungarian

Keyword: Overnight Potato Kugel

Servings: 8

Calories: 150kcal

Ingredients

• 8 russet potatoes
• 1 onion, peeled
• 3/4 cup oil of your choice (we use olive oil)
• 5 eggs
• 1 tablespoon salt

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
• Peel the potatoes and place them in cold water.
• Add the eggs, oil and salt to a big bowl and mix well.
• Shred the potatoes and onions in a food processor using either the "S" blade or the shredding blade.
• Add the shredded potatoes and onions to the bowl with the egg mixture.
• Mix well and pour into a 9X13 baking dish or foil pan.
• Cover and bake on 425 for one hour.
• Lower the temperature to 350 and bake for another hour.
• Lower the temperature to 250 and continue baking for 8 hours or until the inside is brown and really soft.

Notes

Overnight potato kugel can be stored in the fridge for around three days and frozen for around three months. 

To warm it up, place it in a 300-degree oven for around one hour. 

Enjoy!