10 Classic Jewish Recipes - Cook.me Recipes (2024)

Classic Jewish Foods Everyone Should Learn To Cook

Posted on Jun 9th, 2020

by Athina

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1. Hummus Masabacha (Hummus with Whole Chickpeas)

Are you in love with hummus as much as I am? Then you must try this incredible Israeli style Hummus Masabacha (Hummus with Whole Chickpeas) recipe. Found in almost all restaurants across Israel and definitely sold in every supermarket, I have found the perfect recipe to make your own. Not…

Ingredients for Hummus Masabacha:

½ pound Chickpeas
2 tsp Baking soda
2 tbsp Kosher Salt
1 Onion
1 stalk Celery
1 Carrots
2 cloves Garlic
2 Bay leaf
1 sprig Rosemary
1 – 1½ cups Tahini
⅓ cup Parsley
Olive oil

2. The Best Matzo Ball Soup

Most Jewish people will agree with me that Passover is no celebration without The Best Matzo Ball Soup. Some families wait all year for this speciality but with my Jewish friends, they serve it for all the big festivals and traditional or religious holidays. A chicken soup broth filled with…

Ingredients for The Best Matzo Ball Soup:

4 Large eggs
¼ cup Water
¼ cup Schmaltz
1 cup Matzo meal
⅛ – 1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Kosher Salt
Black pepper
3 quarts Chicken stock
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1 Carrots
1 stick Celery
2 sprigs Dill

3. Gefilte Fish

Gefilte Fish is a poached fish dish made from ground deboned fish. It is typically served as an appetizer around Passover. But you can feel free to make this Jewish classic at any time throughout the year. It is really easy to make this dish too. Start by bringing fish…

Ingredients for Gefilte Fish:

2 tbsp Olive oil
1 Onion
2 Carrots
1 stalk Celery
3 lb Pike fillets
3 Large eggs
¼ cup Parsley
¾ cup Matzo meal
Kosher Salt
Black pepper

4. The Best Shakshuka

Have you ever visited Israel? You’ll find The Best Shakshuka served in almost every single restaurant and enjoyed anytime of day for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Israelis love to soak up the tomato sauce with thick slices of white or pita bread and you bet the serving pan is wiped…

Ingredients for The Best Shakshuka:

1 Onion
1 Red bell pepper
4 cloves Garlic
2 tsp Ground paprika
1 tsp Cumin
¼ tsp Chili powder
1 can Tomatoes
6 Large eggs
Salt
Black pepper
1 bunch Cilantro
1 bunch Parsley
2 tbsp Vegetable oil

5. Sweet Noodle Kugel

This Sweet Noodle Kugel is a great recipe for Passover. It is easy to prepare and once you have put it together, you only need to bake it in the oven for an hour and it is ready to serve. My family loves the sweet sauce combined with the pasta…

Ingredients for Sweet Noodle Kugel:

16 oz Wide Egg noodles
5 Large eggs
½ cup Butter
16 oz Sour cream
8 oz Cottage cheese
¾ cup Sugar
½ tsp Cinnamon

6. Mini Potato Kugels

These Mini Potato Kugels are traditionally eaten by Jewish people on Shabbat and other special religious festivals such as Passover and Hanukkah, although, in Israel, you can find them everyday! Originating from Jewish homes in Germany about 800 years ago, this combination of grated potato, onion, eggs and lots-of-oil gets…

Ingredients for Mini Potato Kugels :

2 tbsp Vegetable oil
8-10 Potatoes
2 Yellow onions
4 Eggs
⅓ cup Vegetable oil
1 tsp Salt
Black pepper

7. Challah Bread

Easy Challah Bread is bread, traditionally eaten by Jewish people on the Sabbath which is Friday night and Saturday lunch meals as well as special, religious holidays such as New Year when the challah is shaped into a round loaf sometimes containing honey and sultanas, for a sweet, round and…

Ingredients for Challah Bread:

4 cups (500g) Bread flour
3 tsp (10g) Active dry yeast
2 tsp (10g) Salt
5 tbsp (106g) Honey
⅓ cup (70g) Olive oil
2 Large eggs
2 large Egg yolks
⅔ cup (150 ml) Water
1 large Egg yolks
1 tbsp Sesame seeds

8. Ashkenazi Haroset

What is Ashkenazi Haroset? Best described as a sweet, loose, paste-like combination of fruit, spices, wine and matzah meal. Traditionally eaten at a Passover Seder meal to symbolize the clay – the work and the mortar of the slaves in Egypt. Every family has their own recipe and mine combines…

Ingredients for Ashkenazi Haroset:

1 tbsp Sugar
2-3 tbsp sweet Red wine
2 Apples
½ cup Walnuts
½ -1 tsp Cinnamon

9. Traditional Hanukkah Potato Latkes

Traditional Hanukkah Potato Latkes are a dish enjoyed by everyone and most commonly and traditionally made by Jewish people on a holiday named Hanukkah where the custom is to eat greasy, fried foods. Imagine that, having an obligation to eat fatty foods made from crispy potatoes and onions…

Ingredients for Traditional Hanukkah Potato Latkes:

2½ – 3 pounds Potatoes
2 Onion
3 Large eggs
1 tsp Salt
¼ tsp Black pepper
¼ – ¾ cups All-purpose flour
1 cup Canola oil
Sour cream

10. Hanukkah Jelly Donuts (Sufganiyot)

These deep fried Hanukkah Jelly Donuts (Sufganiyot) are an Israeli Jewish specialty served traditionally on the special holiday of Hanukkah. Plumped up with a juicy filling of jelly or jam and sprinkled with powdered sugar makes every bite oh so heavenly! No more store bought donuts, you can now make…

Ingredients for Hanukkah Jelly Donuts (Sufganiyot):

1 packet Active dry yeast
3 cups All-purpose flour
¼ cup Sugar
1¼ cups Water
¼ cup Margarine
1 dash Kosher Salt
2 Egg yolks
Strawberry jam
Canola oil
Powdered sugar

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What are the three meals for Jews? ›

There are plenty of famous Jewish dishes, the top ones are challah, matzah ball soup, bagels, brisket, rugelach, and much more.

What is the number one Jewish food? ›

The most popular is a sweet dairy noodle kugel (like this dairy matzah kugel recipe) with cottage cheese, raisins, or other fruit that could be dessert or breakfast and is used in many Jewish holiday meals.

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What is a typical Jewish dish? ›

The typical components of the traditional Jewish meal include gefilte fish, chicken soup with matzo balls (also called Kneidlach), brisket, roasted chicken, a potato dish such as kugel or latkes and tzimmes. Like many “Jewish” foods, the Jewish meal components are Ashkenazi as they originated in Eastern Europe.

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What two foods Cannot be eaten together in Judaism? ›

In Jewish tradition, the prohibition on mixing dairy and meat products has been interpreted in several different ways. Some see it as an implementation of the same principle of separating animals authorised for consumption from those that are forbidden.

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What do Jews eat for breakfast? ›

The Israeli breakfast is a dairy meal, and a variety of cheeses are offered. Fish is pareve and so is permitted with a dairy meal, and herring is frequently served. Other smoked or pickled fish dishes are also common, including sprats, sardines and salmon.

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Can Jews eat banana? ›

Bananas have long been embraced by some Jewish communities. Jewish chefs in Persia and Afghanistan pass down traditional recipes for charoset, the sweet paste eaten at the Passover Seder, that incorporate bananas as key ingredients. In Yemen, Jews used to mash bananas with honey as a folk recipe for some illnesses.

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What is the most Jewish vegetable? ›

Take artichokes – for years, Italians called this vegetable “Jewish food”, because Jews introduced it to the region. In Spain, Jews introduced eggplant; the vegetable was so associated with Jews that during the Spanish Inquisition, eating eggplant was even grounds for accusing someone of being a secret Jew.

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The fig has played a notable role in Jewish history — and they taste good too. The arrival of plump purple figs is the silver lining to the end of the summer. The timing of their season means that figs (along with pomegranates) are often eaten as a symbolic new fruit for the New Year.

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Can Jews eat cheeseburgers? ›

Some of the basic kosher rules are: no shellfish, no pork and no eating milk and meat together. It's not strictly that meat and milk can't be eaten together, it's meat with any dairy product. So, no cheeseburgers.

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What vegetables are not kosher? ›

Many vegetables, fruits, nuts, and grains must be checked before cooking or eating for the presence of small insects. Packages of pasta are also occasionally infested. Some particularly severe problem vegetables are artichokes, asparagus, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, and leafy vegetables.

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Are eggs kosher? ›

Eggs that come from kosher fowl or fish are permitted as long as they don't have any traces of blood in them. This means that each egg must be inspected individually. Like fish, eggs may be eaten alongside meat or dairy.

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What is the Jewish fish meal? ›

Gefilte fish (/ɡəˈfɪltə fɪʃ/; from Yiddish: געפֿילטע פֿיש, German: Gefüllter Fisch / Gefüllte Fische, lit. "stuffed fish") is a dish made from a poached mixture of ground deboned fish, such as carp, whitefish, or pike. It is traditionally served as an appetizer by Ashkenazi Jewish households.

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What dish is not allowed according to Jewish food laws? ›

Mixtures of meat and milk (basar be-chalav)—this law derives from the broad interpretation of the commandment not to "cook a kid in its mother's milk"; other non-kosher foods are permitted for non-dietary use (e.g. to be sold to non-Jews), but Jews are forbidden to benefit from mixtures of meat and milk in any way.

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What to Bring to Shabbat Dinner? If you're planning on attending a Shabbat dinner, it's customary to bring a dish to share. This can be anything from a homemade casserole to a store-bought dessert. It's also common to bring a gift for the host, such as flowers or wine.

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Kosher foods fall into three categories: meat, dairy, and "pareve," sometimes spelled "parve." Fish and poultry are sometimes included in pareve. Meat. The Torah says kosher meat can only come from animals that have split hooves and chew their cud, like cows, sheep, and goats.