Gantze Tzimmes

Recipe Description

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Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 lbs brust (boneless beef brisket|brisket)
  • 2 tbsp schmaltz (oil) (I always have this in the fridge)
  • 3 large carrots
  • ½ lb prunes
  • ½ lb dried apricots
  • 1 lemon, thinly sliced
  • 3 large sweet potatoes
  • orange juice|juice of one orange
  • 5 cups boiling water
  • 1½ tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp flour

Directions

  1. Sear meat in hot fat (oil) in a dutch oven or heavy skillet on top of the stove.
  2. Transfer to a roasting pan.
  3. Peel carrots and cut into 1-inch round slices.
  4. Place them around the meat.
  5. Add prunes, apricots and lemon slices.
  6. Peel sweet potatoes, cut in 1-inch slices.
  7. Place over meat and fruit in the roaster.
  8. Add orange juice to boiling water.
  9. Combine brown sugar and flour and add enough water to make a thin paste.
  10. Add this paste to the orange-juice mixture.
  11. Pour over the tzimmes.
  12. If necessary add more boiling water to bring water to the top of the tzimmes.
  13. Cover; bake at 400 °F for 1 hour.
  14. Reduce heat to 325 °F and continue baking 4½ hours.
  15. Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer.
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