Kosher Vegetarian Cholent

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups dried large lima beans
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 2 large potatoes or 4 small potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 bay leaf, crushed
• 1 1/2-2 tablespoons vegetarian chicken soup mix or 5 vegetable bouillon cubes
• 1 tablespoon paprika (i find using half smoked bittersweet paprika and half regular paprika adds depth to the final flavou)
• 4 cups hot water
• salt
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 soak the beans overnight, then drain.
• 2 or, follow package directions for quick soaking.
• 3 in a large skillet, heat the oil and saute the garlic, onions and celery until tender.
• 4 put in slow cooker.
• 5 add the potatoes, carrots, beans, bay leaf and paprika.
• 6 dissolve the soup mix in 1 cup of the hot water and add to the vegetables with the remaining 3 cups of water.
• 7 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 cover tightly and cook on low 18-24 hours.
• 9 taste and adjust seasonings, if necessary.
• 10 makes four very generous servings.