Tzimmes
By
Jackie Marinoff
@Jackie_Marinoff
7
There are a lot of different ways to make Tzimmes, including using meat as an ingredient. However, I like this way because it is filled with wonderful varieties of fruits and veggies baked into a delicious sweet casserole. Tzimmes is served hot as a side dish or as dessert.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Whether you decide to serve this as a holiday side dish or a dessert, it will be delicious! We really loved this classic Jewish casserole. The mixture of sweet potatoes and carrots with all the fruit and juices is fabulous. It's a great balance of sweet and savory. It makes a lot, so if you're having a big holiday dinner consider adding this to your menu.
Note: If fresh apricots aren't in season, use canned but make sure to drain any liquid.
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Ingredients
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1 lbbaby carrots, sliced in half
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7 largesweet potatoes, sliced
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9 ozprunes or plums pitted, sliced in half
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1 corange juice, pulp free
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20 ozpineapple chunks with juice, canned
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33 ozmandarin oranges, with juice, canned
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2 1/2 cgolden raisins
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15 ozapricots, fresh
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1/2 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/2 tspcinnamon
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1 stickbutter, sliced into pats
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1/4 tspnutmeg
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·vegetable cooking spray w/ flour
How to Make Tzimmes
- PEELING SWEET POTATOES: Let sweet potatoes cool in water until you can handle them. Take one sweet potato at a time and make a slice down the length of the sweet potato. Then with your hands remove the skin. Do this for each sweet potato. Once the skin is removed cut the sweet potatoes into 1/2 inch cubes and place back into the large soup kettle.
- PRUNES/PLUMS AND RAISINS: Cut prunes or plums (whichever you desire) in half and add them to the soup kettle. Then add the golden raisins to the soup kettle. Now very gently mix all the ingredients in the soup kettle together. I actually like to wash my hands and toss with my hands. Then place all ingredients in the soup kettle into a 3 quart sprayed casserole dish. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- PINEAPPLE, MANDARIN ORANGES & APRICOTS: Uncover the casserole dish. Place in a mixing bowl the pineapple chunks and mandarin oranges. Cut the apricot half and into half again and add to mixing bowl. Gently mix all the fruit together and then put into 3-quart casserole dish. Mix everything in the 3-quart casserole dish making sure you include the juice in the mixing.