Category: Jewish Recipes
The Ashkenazi kitchen was shaped by a calendar and a body of law as much as by geography. No cooking on the Sabbath produced cholent, a stew put in the oven Friday afternoon and eaten hot at Friday lunch. The Hanukkah requirement to fry in oil produced latkes and sufganiyot. Bread braided for Shabbat became challah. The constraints came first; the dishes followed.
The Ashkenazi recipes here come mostly in traditional and lighter pairs.
Soups. Matzo ball soup, and whether your kneidlach sink or float; and beet borscht, served cold with sour cream.
Main dishes. Cholent, and holishkes, sweet and sour stuffed cabbage.
Sides and appetizers. Latkes; noodle kugel, which starts arguments about sweet versus savoury; and gefilte fish, made the way it was before the jar.
Bread, breakfast and sweet. Challah; blintzes filled with farmer cheese; babka, and sufganiyot.
Background reading: schmaltz, the rendered fat much of this cooking is built on, and three borschts compared. Full menus: Shabbat and Rosh Hashanah and Hanukkah.
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Serves: 6 | Two variants included: Leaner Poultry Cholent and Vegetarian Cholent | Difficulty: Easy Quick Overview Choose a path: bone-in chicken or turkey in place of beef,…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~30 minutes | Total time: ~12–18 hours (mostly unattended) | Serves: 6 | Difficulty: Easy Quick Overview Soak the dried beans overnight, then give them a…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~55 minutes | Total time: ~2.5 hours (including dough rising) | Serves: 9 (about 18 doughnuts, 2 per serving) | Difficulty: Moderate Quick Overview Air-fry or…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~55 minutes | Total time: ~2.5 hours (including dough rising) | Serves: 9 (about 18 doughnuts, 2 per serving) | Difficulty: Moderate Quick Overview Bloom yeast…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~40 minutes | Total time: ~4 hours (including rising) | Serves: 24 (2 loaves, 12 slices each) | Difficulty: Moderate Quick Overview Replace half the all-purpose…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~40 minutes | Total time: ~4 hours (including rising) | Serves: 20 (2 loaves, 10 slices each) | Difficulty: Moderate Quick Overview Bloom yeast in warm…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Prep: ~1 hour | Cooking: 2–3 hours | Serves: 6–8 | Makes: approximately 16–18 rolls | Difficulty: Intermediate Quick Overview The cabbage preparation is identical to the traditional…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Prep: ~1 hour | Cooking: 2–3 hours | Serves: 6–8 | Makes: approximately 16–18 rolls | Difficulty: Intermediate Quick Overview Soften a whole head of cabbage, either by…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Traditional Recipe Card Jump to Lighter Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~1 hour | Total time: ~4 hours (including chilling) | Serves: 8 | Difficulty: Moderate Quick Overview Simmer fish bones,…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: 15 minutes | Total cooking: 45 minutes | Chilling (optional): 4+ hours | Serves: 6 | Difficulty: Easy Quick Overview Simmer whole beets in water or…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~30 minutes | Total time: ~40 minutes | Serves: 4–5 (about 16–18 pancakes) | Difficulty: Easy Quick Overview Air-fry or oven-bake instead of pan-frying in a…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~35 minutes | Total time: ~45 minutes | Serves: 4–5 (about 16–18 pancakes) | Difficulty: Easy Quick Overview Grate the potatoes and onion together, then squeeze…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~45 minutes | Total time: ~2.5 hours (including chilling time) | Serves: 6 | Difficulty: Moderate Quick Overview Build the broth from skinless chicken breast and…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~45 minutes | Total time: ~2.5 hours (including chilling time) | Serves: 6 | Difficulty: Moderate Quick Overview Simmer a whole chicken with carrots, celery, onion,…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~25 minutes | Total time: ~1 hour 30 minutes | Serves: 10 | Difficulty: Easy Quick Overview Whole wheat egg noodles replace regular egg noodles —…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~25 minutes | Total time: ~1 hour 30 minutes | Serves: 10 | Difficulty: Easy Quick Overview Boil wide egg noodles until just tender Whisk eggs,…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~30 minutes | Total time: ~4 hours (including rising) | Serves: 16–20 (2 loaves) | Difficulty: Moderate Quick Overview Replace half the all-purpose flour with white…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~30 minutes | Total time: ~4 hours (including rising) | Serves: 12–16 (2 loaves) | Difficulty: Moderate Quick Overview Bloom yeast in warm water with a…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~45 minutes | Total time: ~1 hour 5 minutes | Serves: 6 (about 12 blintzes) | Difficulty: Moderate Quick Overview A 50/50 blend of whole wheat…
Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~45 minutes | Total time: ~1 hour | Serves: 6 (about 12 blintzes) | Difficulty: Moderate Quick Overview Whisk a thin, eggy batter and let it…
