Name: Herbed Beef Cholent with Onion Gonifs
Yield: Yield: 6 to 8 Servings
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley, preferably flat-leaf; 5 large eggs; ⅓ cup chicken broth; 1 cup finely chopped onion; 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 6 to 8 small waxy or all-purpose potatoes (about 2 pounds), such as red new potatoes or Yukon gold (if you have access to heirloom varieties: Caribe, Russian Banana, or Yellow Finn would be particularly delicious), scrubbed, unpeeled (unless the peel is thick or unpleasant), and halved; 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped onion; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves; 1 Turkish bay leaf; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme; 1 fresh thyme sprig; 1 fresh rosemary sprig; ½ small onion, peeled; 2 large garlic cloves, peeled and smashed; 2 cups cannellini or great Northern beans (1 pound), or a combination of either with cranberry or kidney beans, washed, picked over, soaked overnight in cold water to cover by at least 2 inches, and drained; Olive oil; 1 cup matzoh meal; 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped garlic; 1 tablespoon minced lemon zest; One 16-ounce can Italian plum tomatoes, chopped, and their juices; 4 cups chicken broth, preferably homemade, Beef Stock, or good-quality, low-sodium purchased; 4 tablespoons olive oil; Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley and fresh minced chives, for garnish; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves; 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme; 3½ to 4½ pounds flanken or short ribs, cut in pieces; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; 2 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation info

Yield:
6 to 8
Servings

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

Jewish Holiday Cooking

By Jayne Cohen

Published 2008

About

“Gonif,” she called, trailing me into the kitchen. Other children stole from the cookie jar. But what cookie could compare with my grandmother’s huge, cold matzoh balls, satin-sleek with fat, gleaming like golden goose eggs in the moonlight?

“Stop! There won’t be any left for tomorrow. You little gonif, you thief.”

But she was laughing. She always made extra. It was the one food she knew I’d always eat, and she was engaged in a constant struggle to put more weight on me, whi