Jerusalemkugel Recipes

YERUSHALMI KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350. 1. Cook noodles according to package directions. 2. Return the pot to a burner and pour ⅔ cup sugar in pot and top with oil, without mixing. 3. Cook on medium-high heat until it reaches an amber brown color and is bubbly. (Use a candy thermometer and wait until temperature reaches 320F) 4. Working very quickly, pour noodles back into the pot with sugar and oil. Mixing vigorously, add eggs, additional 3 tablespoons sugar, salt, and pepper. 5. Bake kugel mixture for 30 minutes or transfer into aluminum pot, 9x13 baking pan or bundt pan and bake. 6. Invert, slice and serve with Israeli pickles. Want recipes like this delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up now for Jamie Geller's Weekly Newsletter.

YUSSI'S YERUSHALMI KUGEL

Steps:

• Brown oil and half the sugar over low flame, watching carefully to make sure it doesn't burn.
• Pour oil and sugar mixture over cooked noodles and mix well. Add eggs, salt, pepper, and remaining sugar, and mix again.
• Bake in a loaf pan at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for two to two and a half hours.
• Slice, serve, and enjoy.

YERUSHALMI KUGEL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook noodles according to package instructions. Rinse and drain well. Return to pot and toss with 1 tablespoon oil to prevent sticking. Set aside.
• In a heavy skillet, combine sugar and 1/2 cup oil over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar melts and turns amber brown, but not burned, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Working quickly, pour the caramelized sugar over the cooked noodles and stir to combine. (Don't scrape the skillet.) The caramel will probably clump in places when it hits the noodles, and that is OK. It will melt as the kugel bakes. Let noodle mixture cool until warm, about 10 minutes.
• Add eggs and 2 1/4 teaspoons each salt and pepper to noodles. Stir to incorporate.
• In a 6-quart oven-safe pot or Dutch oven, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil over medium-high until very hot, but not smoking. Scrape egg-noodle mixture into the pot and smooth it into an even layer.
• Bake, uncovered, until kugel is dark golden and the top is slightly hardened and crusty, 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 1/2 hours.
• Transfer pot to a rack to cool for 30 minutes. Run a butter knife or offset spatula along the edges to loosen the kugel. Invert kugel onto the rack, then invert it again onto a serving platter so that the top - and lighter side - of the kugel faces up. Serve while still warm or at room temperature.

YERUSHALMI KUGEL

Steps:

• Cook egg noodles according to package directions. Strain and set aside to cool.
• In a small 1 quart saucepan, dissolve the sugar and oil over low heat. Cook until sugar turns medium brown, stirring occasionally. (this should take about 20 minutes).
• Immediately pour carmelized sugar over cooled noodles, and stir with woden spoon to separate lumps (some will remain and this is okay, ugar will remelt during baking).
• Let cool to room temperature so as not to cook eggs.
• Mix eggs with salt and pepper and add to nodle miter. Mix well.
• Pour into 9x13 pan. Bake in oven set to 350 degres for 1 hour.

JERUSALEM KUGEL

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to al dente directions of package. Drain and rinse in cold water. Drain well. Place in pot or bowl.
• Prepare caramel by heating 1/3 cup of oil and 1/3 cup of sugar in a small non-stick pan or pot. Cook on high flame, stirring continually with a wooden or candy spoon until the sugar is completely melted and looks like a dark brown liquid.
• Pour hot caramel over the noodles stirring with wooden spoon.
• Add eggs, 3/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, and black pepper to noodles. Toss well.
• Transfer to a greased casserole and cover with a lid or foil. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes in preheated oven 350 degrees.
• To serve, turn out onto a serving plate and slice as a cake.