Fruit Tzimmes Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut carrots into 2-inch pieces. Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil, and lower heat to medium; add sweet potatoes in their skins, and cook for 20 minutes, adding the carrots after 10 minutes. Drain in a colander, and set aside until cool enough to handle.
• Peel sweet potatoes, and cut into 1-inch chunks. Place in a large bowl along with carrots and remaining ingredients. Mix well, and transfer to a 2-quart baking dish.
• Cover with foil, and bake for 30 minutes, basting with pan juices after 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, combine sweet potatoes, carrots and plums. Combine orange juice, water, honey, brown sugar and cinnamon; pour over vegetables. , Cover and bake for 1 hour. Uncover; dot with butter. Bake until vegetables are tender and sauce is thickened, 45-60 minutes, carefully stirring every 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• In a roasting pan, toss the carrots with the oil, salt, and pepper. Cook in the oven, stirring occasionally, until the carrots are lightly browned and somewhat tender, 40 to 50 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the honey, juice from 1 1/2 lemons (reserve the remaining lemon half), thyme, and 1/3 cup water in a large pan or skillet. Bring to a simmer and cook the mixture over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, then remove and discard the thyme. Remove the pan from the heat.
• When the carrots are done cooking, pour the carrots, prunes, and raisins into the pan with the honey mixture and stir to coat completely.
• Add the ginger and cinnamon, and simmer the carrot-honey mixture over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until the liquid has reduced to a thick glaze, 10 to 15 minutes. Then add the sunflower seeds and juice from the remaining 1/2 lemon and remove the pan from the heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with the chopped parsley.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Parboil carrots and yams in lightly salted water until not quite tender.
• Drain vegetables and prunes.
• Layer carrots, yams, prunes, and apples in a casserole dish, sprinkling layers with sugar, salt, pepper and dot with butter, margarine, or schmaltz.
• Pour 1 cup of water or orange juice into the casserole dish, cover and bake for 30 minutes or until apples are tender.
• Uncover and bake for about 5 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
• Serve hot as an accompaniment to main dish.

Steps:

• Wash fruit in hot water; drain well.
• Combine fruit with rice, honey, seasonings and water.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer slowly until the rice is tender (about 20 minutes). If necessary, add a little water.
• Heat flour over medium heat in a small skillet until light brown, stirring constantly to prevent burning. Stir in butter.
• Slowly add water, stirring constantly. When smooth and thick, add to fruit mixture. Cook until the fruit liquid has thickened.
• Transfer to a casserole; brown lightly under the broiler flame for a few minutes.
• Serve hot as a dessert -- we serve it as a side dish with meat and poultry, also.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat and then add the carrots, sweet potatoes and onions. Sauté, stirring frequently, until lightly browned all over, about 8 minutes. Spread the vegetables evenly in a 9-by-13-inch casserole and tuck the ginger, apricots and prunes around the dish.
• Add the vegetable broth and honey to a small bowl and whisk together to combine. Pour over the fruits and vegetables, then submerge the cinnamon stick. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and braise for 30 minutes. Remove the foil, stir the mixture and continue cooking (uncovered) until the vegetables are tender and the sauce is reduced and thickened to a syrupy consistency, about 30 minutes more.
• Break the remaining 2 tablespoons butter into small pieces, dot over the top and gently stir to coat the vegetable mixture in the reduced sauce. Sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt and a light shake of cinnamon. Serve topped with mint and parsley.

Steps:

• Place the carrots, onions, sweet potatoes, yams, dried apples, prunes, dried pears, dried apricots, and dried sweet and sour cherries in the insert of a 5 1/2 to 6 quart slow cooker. Stir to mix. Sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon on top. Pour in the orange juice and wine and add enough water to cover. Cover and cook on HIGH for 10 to 11 hours, or until the vegetables are very soft. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Place carrot and prunes in a pot. Cover the vegetables with orange juice. Bring the mixture to a boil, let boil 10 minutes.
• Stir in sugar and butter. Simmer gently for 1 hour or until the liquid is almost absorbed.
• Sprinkle with lemon zest and ginger and let simmer another 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Place dried fruit in a medium bowl and pour 1 1/2 cups of the boiling water over the fruit. Let stand until soft, about 20 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the liquid; set aside.
• Add a large pinch of salt to the boiling water. Add carrots and sweet potatoes, and cook until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain, and transfer to a large ovenproof saucepan with a lid. Add the softened fruit and reserved liquid, the marmalade, brown sugar, granulated sugar, honey, cinnamon, vanilla, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt; stir to combine.
• Cover, and bake for 30 minutes. Remove cover, stir gently, and return to oven, uncovered, until light brown, about 15 minutes more. Remove cinnamon stick before serving.

Steps:

• Arrange racks in top and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 400°F. Season chicken pieces with 2 tsp. salt.
• Whisk honey, oil, lemon juice, pepper, cinnamon, cumin, cayenne, and remaining 2 tsp. salt in a large bowl. Add chicken pieces, carrots, onion, garlic, apricots, prunes, and thyme and toss to combine. Divide everything but chicken between 2 rimmed baking sheets. Stir wine and 1/2 cup water in a 2-cup measuring cup, then pour half over each sheet.
• Cover sheets tightly with foil. Roast 15 minutes, then remove from oven. Remove foil, divide chicken between sheets, and continue to roast, rotating sheets top to bottom halfway through, until carrots are fork-tender, chicken is golden brown, and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a breast registers 165°F, 30-35 minutes (if some pieces of chicken are finished before others, transfer them to a serving platter).
• Transfer chicken mixture to serving platter. Pour pan juices over. Top with carrot greens or parsley before serving.