Lunch - Jewish recipes with ground beef
The richness of the thick gravy, mixed with large chunks of tasty beef and savory veggies can turn a cold winter day into a heart warming stick to the ribs delight. Kreplach are tender dumplings plump filled with a savory filling of ground beef and onions.
Classic Meatloaf

This tasty, savory and just incredible comfort meatloaf can be used in so many different ways. Hot or cold, it's comfort food at its best.
Provided by: Myrna Turek
Total time: 85 minutes
Cook time: 70 minutes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Yields: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Number of ingredients: 10
Provided by: Myrna Turek
Total time: 85 minutes
Cook time: 70 minutes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Yields: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Number of ingredients: 10
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. Kosher ground beef
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1/2 tsp black peppers
- 1/2 tsp. garlic power
- 1/2 tsp. onion flakes
- 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1/3 cup plain dried bread crumbs
- 5-6 ounces water
- 1/2 can Cream of Mushroom soup (hold the rest in reserve)
- 1-2 tsp. vegetable oil (to be divided)
How to cook:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Coat loaf pan with 1 teaspoon oil. Reserve rest of oil to put into meat mixture
- Mix egg, pepper, garlic powder, onion flakes, oil, Worcestershire sauce, bread crumbs together
- Mix water and mushroom soup together.
- Add all the mixtures to the bowl with the ground beef. Mix well.
- Add the meat mixture to the loaf pan.
- Bake uncovered for 1 hour and 10 minutes. (70 minutes).
- Let rest for 10 minutes, then slice into desired portions.
- Heat leftover soup, you may have too add water to thin out the soup a little. Serve in a gravy boat.
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Hearty Beef Stew

I love these hardy one pot meals. The richness of the thick gravy, mixed with large chunks of tasty beef and savory veggies can turn a cold winter day into a heart warming stick to the ribs delight. It is that good. Hopefully it will bring back pleasant memories to you. And can make new memories for your family. Enjoy.
Provided by: Myrna Turek
Total time: 140 minutes
Cook time: 120 minutes
Prep time: 20 minutes
Yields: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Number of ingredients: 12
Provided by: Myrna Turek
Total time: 140 minutes
Cook time: 120 minutes
Prep time: 20 minutes
Yields: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Number of ingredients: 12
Ingredients:
- 2-3 lbs. Kosher beef for stew (cut in chunks)
- 3-4 tbsp. canola or vegetable oil
- 4-5 large carrots (cut onto chunks)
- 2 large onions (can use frozen onions)
- 4-5 large potatoes (cut into chunks)
- 1 15 ounce bag of frozen peas
- 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 2-3 cans beef broth, 14 oz each (more liquid may be needed, to cover meat and veggies)
- 1/2 tsp, paprika
- 2 tsp. corn starch
- 2 tsp. water
How to cook:
- Heat oil in large pot. Brown beef on all sides.
- Add salt, pepper, paprika and broth. Cover and cook on medium heat for 1 1/2 hours. Check often to make sure there is enough liquid, Stir.
- After 1 1/2 hrs. add the carrots, onions and potatoes. Cover and cook about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Add frozen peas. Mix water and cornstarch add to pot. Stir cook for 15-20 minutes.
- Check to see that meat and veggies are done. If more liquid or thickener is needed, make adjustment with cornstarch and water or broth, and cook another 15 minutes. Serve with crusty bread.
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Yields: 0 servings
Number of ingredients: 2
Yields: 0 servings
Number of ingredients: 2
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs pitted apricots
- 1 lb sugar
How to cook:
- Wash and pit fresh, soft, ripe apricots.
- Weigh apricots and mix them with half their weight of sugar. So, if you have 2 pounds of pitted apricots, use 1 pound of sugar.
- Cook the sugar and apricots on a low heat on top of the stove, until the sugar melts. Do not let sugar brown or burn. This should take less than five minutes.
- Spread fruit/sugar mixture in large, rimmed sheet pan. Place pan holding the fruit inside a larger pan.
- Place both pans outside, in the sun. Pour water into the larger pan, forming a moat around the smaller pan holding the fruit. By placing the fruit filled pan inside another pan filled with water, you protect the fruit from ants that may try to encroach on the fruit spread. Cover fruit pan loosely with cheesecloth to protect the fruit from bees and other insects.
- Keep the fruit pan in direct, hot sun until it thickens to a jam-like consistency. If it has not thickened over the course of one day, bring the pans inside at nightfall, and bring the pans outside the following day until the fruit has reached desired thickness. Depending on the heat of the sun and the quantity of fruit you use, this may take between 2 – 7 days.
Beef Kreplach

Kreplach are tender dumplings plump filled with a savory filling of ground beef and onions. They are super easy to make because they use wonton skins in place of homemade dumpling dough.
Provided by: Robin Donovan
Total time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Yields: 36 servings
Cuisine: Jewish
Number of ingredients: 9
Provided by: Robin Donovan
Total time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Yields: 36 servings
Cuisine: Jewish
Number of ingredients: 9
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- About 36 wonton wrappers
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
Nutrition:
- Calories: 372 calories
- Carbohydrate: 29 grams carbohydrates
- Cholesterol: 72 milligrams cholesterol
- Fat: 16 grams fat
- Fiber: 1 grams fiber
- Protein: 25 grams protein
- Saturated Fat: 5 grams saturated fat
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Sodium: 697 grams sodium
- Sugar: 1 grams sugar
- Trans Fat: 1 grams trans fat
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 grams unsaturated fat
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add the beef to the skillet and cook, breaking up the meat with a spatula and stirring occasionally, until the meat is browned.
- Drain excess fat from the skillet.
- Stir in the paprika, salt, and pepper. Set aside to cool for several minutes.
- Set a medium saucepan of lightly salted water on the stove to boil.
- Arrange wonton skins on a work surface.
- Dollop about 1 heaping teaspoon of filling oneach wonton skin (place it towards one of the corners).
- Moisten the 2 edges of the wonton skin adjacentto the filling and then fold the wrapper over to form a triangle encasing the filling. Press the sides together to seal them well.
- Add the kreplach to the water, which should now be at a low boil, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 to 3 minutes, until the wrapper is tender. Drain.
- Serve the kreplach on their own or in chicken soup or broth, garnished with chopped fresh dill.