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Tzimmes

Name: Tzimmes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Jewish
Ingredients: Cooking spray; Sweet potatoes 3 lbs; Carrots 1 ½ lbs; Dried prunes 1 cup; Dried apricots ½ cup; Orange juice 1 cup; Water ½ cup; Honey ¼ cup; Brown sugar 3 tbsp; Cinnamon 1 tsp; Butter 4 tbsp; Orange zest

Traditional Jewish Dish

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1h 55m
Serves 8
Easy
350 °F
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Ingredients

	Cooking spray
	3 lbs Sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 1 ½ inch pieces
	1 ½ lbs Carrots peeled, halved and cut into 1-inch pieces
	1 cup Dried prunes pitted
	½ cup Dried apricots
	1 cup Orange juice fresh squeezed
	½ cup Water
	¼ cup Honey
	3 tbsp Brown sugar
	1 tsp Cinnamon
	4 tbsp Butter cut into thin slices
	For garnish:
	Orange zest optional

Nutritional information

367

Calories

Fat

78g

Carbohydrates

Protein

15mg

Cholesterol

206mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

Jewish Recipes

Ingredients

Cooking spray
3 lbs Sweet potatoes
peeled and cut into 1 ½ inch pieces
1 ½ lbs Carrots
peeled, halved and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup Dried prunes
pitted
½ cup Dried apricots
1 cup Orange juice
fresh squeezed
½ cup Water
¼ cup Honey
3 tbsp Brown sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon
4 tbsp Butter
cut into thin slices
For garnish:
Orange zest
optional

Tzimmes

Tzimmes is a traditional Jewish dish that features a sweet blend of root vegetables and dried fruits like prunes and apricots. It makes for a perfect accompaniment to braised meats and rich starchy dishes on a holiday table. Oven-baked and with minimal hands-on time, this recipe is a keeper.

The recipe is pretty straightforward and easy to follow. Once the sweet potatoes and carrots are peeled and chopped, place them in an oiled baking dish along with the dried plums and apricots. Combine the freshly squeezed orange juice with water, honey, brown sugar, and cinnamon and pour over the casserole. Cover with foil and bake for an hour. Then uncover and dot with butter. Continue to bake until the sweet potatoes are tender and the sauce has thickened, stirring every 15 minutes, to thoroughly meld the flavors. Garnish with orange zest and enjoy!

To make the Tzimmes, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Tzimmes

1	Heat oven and prepare baking dish
Preheat the oven to 350 °F and coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2	Place vegetables and dried fruit in baking dish	2
Place 3 pounds chopped sweet potatoes, 1 ½ pounds chopped carrots, 1 cup dried plums, and ½ cup dried apricots in the prepared dish and stir to mix.
3	Prepare orange juice mixture	2
In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup orange juice, ½ cup water, ¼ cup honey, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
4	Pour orange juice mixture over vegetables and fruit	1
Pour the prepared orange juice mixture over the vegetables and fruit and cover the dish with foil.
5	Bake	1h 50m
Bake the casserole for one hour, then uncover and dot with butter. Bake uncovered for 45-50 minutes until the sweet potatoes are tender and the sauce has thickened. Stir every 15 minutes.
6	Serve
Garnish with orange zest before serving and enjoy!

A comforting stew sweetened with honey, dried prunes and apricots, Tzimmes is a Jewish holiday staple. Easy and delicious! Give this recipe a try, and don’t forget to tag #cookmerecipes in your holiday posts.

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.