A Gahntze Tzimmes

Title:
A Gahntze Tzimmes

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Beef,
Jewish




Ingredients:





     3    To 4 lbs boneless brisket


     2 tb Schmaltz (rendered chicken


          -fat)


     3 lg Carrots


   1/2 lb Prunes--pitted


   1/2 lb Dried apricots


     1    Lemon--thinly sliced


     3 lg Sweet potatos


          Juice of 1 orange


     5 c  Boiling water


 1 1/2 tb Brown sugar


     2 tb Flour






 Sear meat well in hot fat in a Dutch oven or heavy skillet on top of the


 stove.  Transfer to a roasting pan. Peel carrots and cut in 1-inch round


 slices. Place them around the meat. Add prunes, apricots and lemon slices.


 Peel sweet potatos and cut in 1-inch slices. Place over meat and fruit in


 the roaster.


 


 Add orange juice to boiling water.  Combine brown sugar and flour and add


 enough water to make a thin paste. Add this paste to the orange juice


 mixture. Pour over the Tzimmes. If necessary, add more boiling water to


 bring liquid to the top of the tzimmes.


  Cover. Bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour.  Reduce heat to 325 F. and continue


 baking 4 1/2 hours.  Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer.


 


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