Help! meat in chulent stays hard as a rock!!

I tried sauteening it before I put it into crock pot, I change diff meats nothing helps, meat in my chulent is always rubbery and hard! any tips or ideas of how to make it soft as butter??? thnks!

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 23 2008 Posts: 9074

Doesn't make sense! Have you buried it towards the bottom, so it's surrounded by beans, potatoes etc? Don't put it as the bottom layer, it might burn. Lots of liquid? Failing that, change your butcher. Did you ask him what cut of meat it is?

I agree with Bubby.
It should be getting really soft in the cholent, even if it's very tough meat like kolichel (which I actually love in the cholent.)
What's your cholent cooking method? Stovetop? Crockpot? Cooked before Shabbos? Simmers on Shabbos?
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Active Poster Joined: Dec 23 2010 Posts: 79

TRY "CHECK MEAT" GURANTEED TO BE VERY SOFT.

Silver Member Joined: Oct 24 2010 Posts: 992

Ditto to ra_mom and bubby. Bury that meat reallllly deep. I love kolichel too, that's the only meat I use in the cholent. Also, it will help if you put it in frozen as it won't dry out as fast.

Active Poster Joined: Dec 23 2010 Posts: 79

yes cheek meat sorry fot the typo its the best

Which meat do you use? A fatty meat should get softer than a drier meat.
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Gold Member Joined: Dec 25 2008 Posts: 2038

I love cheek and also the meat between the ribs (use miami ribs or flanken)

Senior Member Joined: Nov 02 2010 Posts: 132

It sounds to me as if you don't put enough liquid in the pot. I've used really cheap cuts of meat in the cholent and they become really soft. My crockpot has liquid up to the top when I turn it to low just before Shabbos. I suggest you check the liquid level in your pot and add more liquid if necessary before Shabbos.

Silver Member Joined: Jan 07 2009 Posts: 963

I also realized that if the meat is defrosted be4 putting it into the cholent its softer than if its put in when frozen. so you might wanna try that as well.

good luck