This Passover cholent has a few simple ingredients and takes minutes to put together. You’ll have soft, melt-in-your-mouth meat along with delicious carrots and potatoes!
perfect for a “passover shabbat”
During the Jewish holiday of Passover, there’s always one Shabbat that is celebrated since Passover lasts for eight days.
Traditionally cholent is eaten on Shabbat throughout the year so we made a recipe that is chametz-free and perfect for Passover.
ingredients for Passover cholent:
Onions: The onions become caramelized and produce great flavor.
Yukon gold potatoes: These are our favorite potatoes because of their soft texture.
Carrots: Carrots will add flavor and color to this dish.
Flanken: This is one of the many cuts of meat you can use in this recipe.
Spices: Just a little bit of spices go a long way!
Broth & Water: Helps the meat and potatoes stay soft as they cook.
Fresh Parsley: Herbs add flavor and also make this dish look beautiful.
How to make Passover Cholent:
Add a little bit of water to your crockpot. (This will ensure that the crockpot liner doesn’t stick to the crockpot).
Place a crockpot liner in your crockpot. (This will keep the crockpot clean and save you lots of time).
Add the onions, meat, potatoes, and carrots to the liner.
Season them with spices and use a glove to mix everything together.
Add enough broth and water to cover the meat and potatoes.
Cook on low for 18-24 hours.
what you can add to this recipe:
We chose to keep this Passover cholent simple but you can add all sorts of ingredients to make it more interesting.
Some of the different things you can add are:
- Sweet potatoes
- Mushrooms
- Celery
- Beef stew meat, kolichel, or cheek meat (instead of Flanken)
- Red wine for flavor
what kind of side dishes to add:
This dish has proteins, carbs, and vegetables so it’s pretty much a full meal.
If you’d like to add a few more dishes though here are a few that will fit beautifully with Passover Cholent:
try some of our Meat Dishes:
Passover Cholent
Ingredients
- 1 small onion, quartered
- 3 Yukon gold potatoes, cut into chunks
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped into chunks
- 1 pound flanken
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
Instructions
- Place a crockpot liner in your crockpot.
- Add the onions, potatoes, carrots, and flanken to the crockpot.
- Season with all of the spices and cover with broth & water.
- Turn the crockpot on to low and cook for 18-24 hours.
- Top with fresh parsley and serve.
Happy passover,is flanken a type of steak?
Happy Passover to you as well! Flanken is a cut of meat, most similar to short ribs.