Yerushalmi Kugel

Name: Yerushalmi Kugel
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 oz (200g) noodles (egg noodles are preferred (but others work fine as well)); 2/3 cup (160g) sugar (white sugar is helpful because it's more obvious when it begins to brown); 4 Tbsp olive oil; 1 unit handful of raisins; 1-2 tsp pepper; 1 tsp cinnamon; 3 unit eggs

Yerushalmi kugel is named after the city of Jerusalem. Legend has it that it originated in Jerusalem with the followers of the Vilna Gaon in the 18th century.

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

(200g) noodles (egg noodles are preferred
but others work fine as well)
8 oz
(160g) sugar (white sugar is helpful because it's more obvious when it begins to brown)
2/3 cup
olive oil
4 Tbsp
handful of raisins
1 unit
pepper
1-2 tsp
cinnamon
1 tsp
eggs
3 unit

Method

Boil noodles according to the instructions and drain.

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, and add 1/3 cup (80g) of sugar.

Stir continuously until the sugar begins to brown. Remove from heat.

The sugar will continue to brown for a few more minutes, creating a thick caramel.

Add the caramel to the noodles.

Add the sugar, eggs, cinnamon, pepper, and raisins. Stir.

Bake in a pan at 350 (180c) until the top begins to brown (about 40 minutes).

Yerushalmi Kugel

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