Carrot Tzimmes

Submitted by English_Rose

"Tzimmes is one of the dishes served on Sabbath and festivals, especially Rosh Hashanah and Succoth. This savoury-sweet fruit and vegetable stew has rich, melting flavours, and is best made a day in advance, to allow the flavours to mellow."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 29.58 ml margarine
• 453.59 g carrot, sliced like coins
• 453.59 g sweet potato, cut into small pieces
• 113.39 g prunes, pitted
• 113.39 g apricots, chopped
• 44.37 ml honey
• 1 orange, zest of
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 2 oranges, juice of
• 2 lemons, juice of
• 2.46 ml ground cinnamon
• 1.23 ml nutmeg, grated
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Saute the onion in the margarine in a large pot over a medium heat until tender.
2. Add the carrots, sweet potatoes, prunes, apricots, honey, zest, juice, spices and seasoning. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Give the pot a good stir, then cover and simmer for about 45 minutes until the carrots and sweet potatoes are tender.
3. Stir occasionally. Taste and adjust the seasonings if necessary - it needs to be sweet, but not sickly-sweet.