A Gahntze Tzimmes

Recipe Ingredients

3 lbs	1362g / 48oz	Boneless brisket - up to 4
2 tablespoons	30ml	Schmaltz - (rendered chicken fat)
3		Carrots (large)
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Prunes--pitted
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Dried apricots
1		Lemon--thinly sliced
3		Sweet potatoes (large)
1		juice of Orange
5 cups	1185ml	Boiling water
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Brown sugar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Flour

Recipe Instructions

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 potatoes 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 400F for 1 hour. Reduce heat to 325F and continue baking 4 1/2 hours. Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer.

Source:
Recipe Editor Bill Wight

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