Dafina is the North African version of cholent, traditionally served for Shabbat lunch, and packed with slow cooked meat, grains, vegetables, and eggs. Enrichened with spices, and sweetened with dates and honey, it is sure to please even the most Ashkenazi pallette.
Note: For the rice and grains, use regular cooking bags.
Dafina
Servings
8 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup of rice
- 2 cups of water
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon of pepper
- 1 tablespoon of oil
- 1 tablespoon of turmeric
- 1 cup of wheat berries
- 1 cup of water
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon of cumin
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon of oil
- 1 can of chickpeas
- 8 medium size red potatoes quartered
- 2 pieces of flanken on the bone
- 4 eggs
- 3 sweet potatoes cut into large cubes
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon tumeric
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 5 pitted dates
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- Prepare rice: Wash and drain the rice. Add the rice to the bag, fill up with 2 cups of water and add the spices. When sealing the bag, make sure to leave some room since the rice will be cooking for 24 hours.
- Prepare wheat berries: Follow the same process as for the rice in a different cooking bag.
- In the crockpot, place the chickpeas on the bottom then arrange the potatoes on top. Add the meat and the eggs. Cover with water and add all the other ingredients. With a big spatula or by hand, mix everything very well.
- Recommended cooking time: Mid-day Friday, turn the crockpot onto the ” high” setting. Right before Shabbat begins lower it to “medium/low.”
Very incomplete recipe. Exactly how are the rice and wheat berries cooked? What is curcuma and what can be used as a substitute? What is flanken and why not just say short ribs? Are the potatoes and the sweet potatoes whole, cubed diced/? How about a real cooking time? Etc., etc. Yes, I’m Jewish and I know how to use google but I wouldn’t attempt to use a recipe like this that’s so poorly written. Sorry. It does look to be very tasty though
Sorry for any confusion, it is one of those old school recipes that cooks overnight for Shabbat. The rice and wheatberries cook in oven bags that sit in the stew the whole time. It is turmeric, I updated that ingredient. Flanken is another name for short ribs, it is usually called flanken at kosher markets. The potatoes should be cut into large chunks.