Morrocan Home Made Choulent For 8-10 People (

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MORROCAN HOME MADE CHOULENT FOR 8-10 PEOPLE (

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Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beans Beef
Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 kilos beef with fat and bones
2 cups of big white beans
1.5 cups of kidney beans (dark brown)
1.5 cups of chick peas (garbonzo, hommous)
1.5 cups white rice washed 8 medium size potatoes
6-8 eggs (in shell
salt,
pepper,
cumin,
red paprika
1 tablespoon honey
2 big diced onions
2 whole onions w/ skin
diced parsley
4 tablespoons of cooking oil
1 cheese cloth (gauze or even handkerchief)
1 big (very big) pot
Directions: Soak all beans for at least 12 hours
before cooking. Start cooking at 6:30 in the afternoon
for Choulent ready next day at 12:30 or so.

Sautee 1 diced onion till brown in oil. Add meat till
brown, turn over a few times in pot. Take meat out and
then reduce fire. Add layers (between every layer
sprinkle with spices) of white beans, hommous beans,
kidney beans, potatoes, meat. Strain rice. Mix rice
with chopped parsley, paprika, salt, pepper and other
diced onion. Place in cheese cloth and tighten it
(take in mind that rice expands during cooking and so
leave a little space in cloth). Place the rice in
middle of pot. Cover with another layer of beans. Add
the rest of the potatoes. Cover with water to about 4
cm from edge of pot. Bring to a boil. Let simmer for
about an hour on medium fire. Add eggs at room
temparature (whole eggs w/ shell). Add honey, onions
with skin. Reduce to minimum fire. Cover tightly with
lid.

After 4 hours taste liquid and add spices if needed
(add 1/2 a cup of water so spices reach bottom of
pot). During cooking you may add water if needed (stew
must be moist but not watery). Keep tightly covered at
all times. If about 2 hours before serving time the
stew seems too watery than uncover lid and increase
fire so water can evaporate.

Serving: Take eggs out and wash under cold water. Peal
and cut in half. Take out rice bag and open with
scissors.

Enjoy (Watch out for the day after....)



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