The holy rabbi’s wife was extremely thrifty, but very spiritual. When she davened (prayed), she was transported into another world.

The rebbetzin would put the bare minimum of schmaltz (chicken fat) into the kugel. The holy rabbi would always ask her to increase the amount of schmaltz in the kugel. His requests went unheeded.

One Friday, when the rebbetzin was davening, The holy rabbi removed the keys from her apron pocket, unlocked the pantry, and put several spoonfuls of schmaltz into the kugel. He then returned the keys, and the rebbetzin was completely unaware to all of this.

Shabbos morning, when she served the kugel, the rebbetzin said, “See! You always criticize me for not putting enough schmaltz into the kugel. But look at the Divine blessing. The kugel is dripping with schmaltz!”

The holy rabbi nodded. “It is indeed a Divine blessing,” he said. “We merited this blessing by virtue of deine shtark tefillos un meine maasim tovim — your fervent davening and my good deeds.”

 

Overnight Potato Kugel

 

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 cup schmaltz or oil		1-2 medium onion, grated
8 extra large eggs		1 Tablespoon Kosher salt
5 lbs. potatoes, grated		¼ – ½ teaspoon pepper, or to taste

DIRECTIONS

Heat oil in pan on medium heat (do not allow oil to get real hot)

Grate potatoes and onion (or use a food processor, process the potatoes and onions until almost smooth but not liquidy). Add to the eggs along with salt and pepper.

Carefully remove the hot pan from the oven. Pour the hot oil into potato-egg mixture and mix until fully mixed.

Pour mixture into the pan and bake at 400° until the top is brown, about 1 hour.

Remove from the oven. Reduce oven temperature to 200°. Cover the kugel tightly with foil.

Return pan to the oven. Place a pan of water (cold) on the rack underneath the kugel and continue baking at least 4 hours or overnight.

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