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Pastrami Pocket Potato Kugel

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Easy Easy
6 Servings
Allergens

Contains

- Egg
2 Hours
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Submitted by Chamy Rosen

 

To create this recipe I’ve taken two popular Jewish faves, pastrami and potato kugel, to the next level. These two winners are combined to produce a melt-in-your-mouth dish. Give it a try and it’s guaranteed to become a staple for your next special occasion.

Ingredients

Main ingredients

  • 2.5 lb Yukon Gold Potatoes, peeled

  • 1 medium onion, peeled

  • 4 eggs

  • 1 and 3/4 teaspoons salt

  • 1/2 cup oil

  • Dash of black pepper

  • 1/4 cup crushed ice

  • 6 oz Meal Mart Premium Pastrami

Directions

Prepare the Kugel

1.

Preheat oven to 450 F. Prepare 9″ aluminum foil pan. Using the S blade on the food processor, blend the onion until fine. Add salt and eggs and continue to blend just until combined and not a minute longer. Switch to the kugel shredder blade and shred potatoes into the onion-egg mixture.

2.

Add oil, black pepper and crushed ice and mix by hand until combined. Pour about a quarter of the mixture into prepared pan and lay pastrami slices on top of the kugel batter. Pour remaining kugel batter over the pastrami. Bake at 450 F for 50 minutes. Lower oven temperature to 350 F and cover pan tightly with foil and bake for an additional 50 minutes.

Notes:

If you prefer your kugel very salty, you can adjust the salt to 2 teaspoons.
Recipe can be doubled to fit a 9×13 pan. Adjust each of the baking times from 50 minutes to 1 hour.
Pastrami Pocket Potato Kugel

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Leah Goldman
Leah Goldman
3 years ago

question just curious what does the crushed ice do to the kugel. and should you drain the potatoes if they seem too watery. thanks

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Leah Goldman
Leah Goldman
3 years ago

what does the 1/4 cup of crushed ice do. doesnt it make the kugel too wet