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Authors: Dena G. Price
The Everything Kosher Slow Cooker Cookbook (45 page)
Sukkot Apple and Pear Spread
Make the most of in-season apples and pears in this easy alternative to apple or pear butter.
INGREDIENTS | YIELDS 3 QUARTS
4 Winesap apples, cored and sliced
4 Bartlett pears, cored and sliced
1 cup water or pear cider
1
⁄
4
packed cup brown sugar
1
⁄
4
cup sugar
1
⁄
4
teaspoon ginger
1
⁄
4
teaspoon cinnamon
1
⁄
4
teaspoon nutmeg
1
⁄
4
teaspoon allspice
Sukkot
Sukkot is a fall harvest festival. Jewish people celebrate by eating most, if not all, their meals in small outdoor huts (called sukkahs or sukkot), symbolizing the tents workers lived in while harvesting foods.
- Place all ingredients into a 4-quart slow cooker. Cook on low for 10–12 hours.
- Uncover and cook on low for an additional 10–12 hours or until thick and most of the liquid has evaporated.
- Allow to cool completely, then pour into the food processor and purée. Pour into clean glass jars. Refrigerate for up to 6 weeks.
Honey-Baked Apples with Raisins and Walnuts
A mixture of apples and honey is traditional for Rosh Hashanah. It is great for Sukkot, too! You can also try this recipe with slivered almonds or chopped pecans.
INGREDIENTS | SERVES 4
1
⁄
4
cup chopped walnuts
1
⁄
4
cup raisins
1
⁄
2
teaspoon cinnamon
1
⁄
4
teaspoon cardamom
2 teaspoons honey
4 Rome or other large baking apples
1
⁄
4
cup water
1
⁄
2
cup apple juice or cider
- In a small mixing bowl combine the walnuts, raisins, cinnamon, cardamom, and honey.
- Cut off and reserve a
1
⁄
2
" slice off the top of each apple, then core almost to the bottom. Fill each apple with the walnut mixture and replace top. - Place apples in a 4-quart slow cooker. Pour water and juice over apples.
- Cover and cook on high for 3–4 hours or on low for 6–8 hours.
Chanukah Carrot “Coins”
These “coins” are a play on the chocolate gelt (money) children receive for Chanukah.
INGREDIENTS | SERVES 4
Cooking spray
1 pound carrots, peeled and sliced into
1
⁄
4
"-thick coins
1
⁄
2
cup orange marmalade
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine, melted
1
⁄
4
teaspoon ground ginger
1
⁄
2
teaspoon ground cinnamon
1
⁄
2
teaspoon kosher salt
- Lightly spray the inside of a 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Add carrots and set aside.
- In a small bowl whisk together the remaining ingredients. Pour over carrots. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours.
APPENDIX A
Kosher or Pareve Substitutes
| Ingredient | Substitute |
| Milk | soy, rice, coconut, or almond milk |
| Butter | margarine or olive oil |
| Chicken or beef broth | vegetable or no-beef broth |
| Wine | wine vinegar, vegetable broth, or water |
| Tapioca starch | corn or potato starch |
| 1 tablespoon cornstarch | 2 tablespoons flour or 1 tablespoon potato starch |
| Whole milk | cream, evaporated milk |
| Yogurt | sour cream, buttermilk, or whipped cream cheese |
| Buttermilk | yogurt or 1 cup milk mixed with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice |
| Buttermilk | 1 cup soymilk mixed with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice |
| Ricotta or cottage cheese | tofu |
| Ricotta cheese | cottage cheese |
| Ice cream | Tofutti |
| Cream cheese | Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese or Follow Your Heart Cream Cheese |
| Sour cream | Tofutti Better Than Sour Cream or Follow Your Heart Sour Cream |
| Cheese | sliced and grated pareve “cheese” substitutes such as Tofutti, Daiya, and Sheese |
| Walnuts | almonds or pecans |
| 1 tablespoon fresh herb or spice | 1 teaspoon dried |
| Saffron | turmeric |
| Dried bread crumbs | stale bread, pulsed in food processor, or matzoh meal |
| Graham cracker crumbs | Passover egg kichel or ladyfingers, ground together with 1 ⁄ 4 teaspoon cinnamon |
| Raisins | currants, dried cranberries, or chopped dates |
| Maple syrup | pancake syrup |
| Ground beef | ground chicken, turkey, lamb, bison, or veal |
| Ground meat | TVP or TSP (textured vegetable protein or textured soy protein), sold as unflavored dehydrated crumbles such as Bob’s Red Mill or hydrated pre-seasoned such as Gimme Lean |
| Ground pork | ground veal, TVP, or TSP |
| Pork chop | veal chop |
| Pulled pork | shredded brisket, pastrami, short ribs, or veal |
| Pork ribs | beef or veal ribs |
| Ham | soy analog such as faux ham |
| Pork sausage | kosher veal or chicken sausage |
| Pork pepperoni | kosher beef or faux pepperoni |
| Bacon | turkey bacon, soy analog (such as Bacos) or kosher beef jerky |
| Shrimp, scallops, or crab | surimi |
APPENDIX B
Additional Resources
All in Kosher Online Supermarket
A great source for kosher products
Aviglatt.com
Online kosher meats, including Of Tov products
Bisra Glatt Kosher Meats
Online source for kosher meats and meat products
Bob’s Red Mill
Online source for grains, beans, and cereals
Boca Burger
Online source for kosher vegetarian and vegan analog meat products
Crock-Pot Corporation
Official site of the first slow cooker available to the public
The Food Timeline
One of the first, and still the best, website with information and history about almost any food or recipe
French’s Corporation
Source for French Fried Onions and other products
Follow Your Heart
Source for pareve “cheese” products. Note: Follow Your Heart also sells dairy-based products.
Huy Fong Foods
Online source of Sriracha, other products, and recipes
Imo Foods
Fantastic source for kosher Asian food products
Kof-K
Kosher-certifying agency
The Kosher Express
Online source for kosher meats and other products
Kosher Supervision of America (KSA)
Kosher-certifying agency
Light Life
Vegan and vegetarian food products such as Gimme Lean
Mrs. T’s Pierogies
Online source for potato pierogies
My Jewish Learning
A great introduction to Jewish religion, customs, and holidays
OK Kosher Certification (The OK)
Nationwide kosher-certifying agency
OU (Orthodox Union) Kosher
Best known kosher-certifying agency
Pangea Vegan Store
Online source for many pareve “cheeses” such as Daiya and Sheese
Quinoa Corporation
Information, recipes, and source for Passover as well as year-round quinoa products
Sahar Saffron
Good online source of kosher saffron
The Scroll K/ Vaad Hakashrus of Denver
Kosher-certifying agency
Star-K
Kosher-certifying agency
Tofutti
Kosher and pareve food products including Better than Cream Cheese and Better than Sour Cream
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Great information about Conservative Judaism
Whole Foods Market
Great natural foods supermarket
Wolff’s Kasha
Online source for all kinds of buckwheat, groats, and recipes
APPENDIX C
Glossary
Bubbe (BUH-bee or BUH-beh)
Yiddish term for grandmother
Challah (HAH-lah)
Braided bread made with egg and honey. It can be served at any meal, but is the traditional bread served during Shabbat, holidays, and special occasions.
Chametz (HAH-metz)
Breads or any products containing grains prohibited during Passover
Cholent (CHUH-lent)
The quintessential Jewish slow food. A stew made of beans, barley, potatoes, and (optionally) meat, slowly cooked overnight or for up to twenty-six hours in order to have a hot meal for lunch or dinner on Shabbat or soon after Shabbat is over.
Hechsher (HECK-sher)
The logo of a rabbinic agency placed on a food product certifying that the product is kosher
Kashering
The soaking and salting of meat or poultry in order to draw out the blood
Kashrut
The kosher dietary laws