Velvel's cholent philosophy

There are four necessary ingredients in my cholent. If any of these are missing, it's not cholent.

• Meat
• Beans
• Barley
• Potatoes

I prefer the addition of the following ingredients, but WeightWatchers dietary restrictions, spicy-heat tolerance and common sense of my wife may limit these.

• Kishke
• Bourbon/Beer
• Hot peppers
• Liquid smoke
• Maple syrup or honey

Sometimes I like to add whole eggs in the shell. I picked this up from my Sephardi friends. When the cholent is finished, the eggs come out with a light-brown color and a strong "cholenty" flavor. They can be peeled and eaten as is, or can be taken out to make a "meaty" egg salad.

All of my cholent preferences are subject to change per cholent as ingredient availability or my whim sees fit.