Tzimmes
This sweet carrot and sweet potato stew is traditional for the Jewish new year, but makes a perfect side dish any time of year.
Ingredients
- 1 pound carrots peeled and chopped into 1-inch chunks
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes peeled and chopped into 1-inch chunks
- ½ cup dried cherries
- ½ cup dried apricots
- ½ cup fresh orange juice plus the zest from 1 orange
- ½ cup dry white wine
- ½ cup Imperial Sugar Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ¼ cup unsalted butter plus more for greasing pan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 11x7 inch baking pan and place carrots, sweet potatoes, dried cherries and dried apricots in the pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together orange juice, zest, white wine, Imperial Sugar Light Brown Sugar, cinnamon and salt. Pour over the vegetable mixture and bake for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour, if liquid is completely reduced, add a touch of water. Dot with butter and bake for 30 more minutes until vegetables are tender and liquid has become a glaze.
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