Apricot-Sweet Potato Tsimmes

Title:
Apricot-Sweet Potato Tsimmes

Yield:
12 Servings

Categories:
Side
Dishes,
Holiday,
Jewish




Ingredients:





     4 c  Apricot nectar


     1 c  Chicken broth


     6 tb Pareve margarine


   1/2 c  Chopped dried apricots


     2 tb Brown sugar


   1/4 c  Honey


 1 1/2 ts Kosher salt


   1/2 ts Cinnamon


   1/2 ts Ground pepper


     5 lb Sweet potatoes; peeled and


          -sliced 1/4" thick


     4 lg Carrots; pared and sliced


   1/4 c  Pitted prunes






 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Generously grease a


 13-by-9-inch baking dish.  Combine nectar, broth,


 margarine, apricots, brown sugar, honey, salt,


 cinnamon and pepper into a large saucepan and heat


 until margarine melts.  Add sweet potatoes and


 carrots; bring to a boil.  Cover, cook until potatoes


 begin to soften, about 15 minutes. Using slotted


 spoon, transfer potatoes and carrots to prepared dish.


 Add prunes.  Pour juices from pot over, press firmly


 to compact.  Cover with heavy foil.  Bake 30 minutes.


 Uncover and bake until potatoes are tender and


 beginning to brown on top, about 55 minutes.  Let


 stand 15 minutes.


 


 Nutritional info per serving: 358 cal; 5g pro, 74g


 carb, 6g fat (15%), 7.6g fiber, .1mg chol, 431mg sod


 Exchanges: .5 veg, 1.2 fruit, 3.3 bread, .1 meat, 1.3


 fat


 


 Source: Miami Herald, 9/14/95


 format: 8/9/96, Lisa Crawford


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #216


 


 Date: 10 Aug 96 00:07:53 EDT


 


 From: "Lisabeth Crawford (Pooh)"