Passover Tzimmes
Servings: 10
Tzimmes means "to make a fuss" in Yiddish. In cooking, a tzimmes is sweetened stew that can be made with or without meat, dried fruits and vegetables.
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Ingredients
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp fat from meat or vegetable oil
- 6 lbs boneless short ribs
- 5 potatoes, white and/or sweet, in large chunks
- 1 lb carrots, cut in 1" rounds
- ¾ lb dried prunes
- ¾ lb dried apricots
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup honey
- 3 cups boiling water (or more if needed)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300° F.
- In large dutch oven, brown onion in melted fat.
- Add meat, potatoes, carrots, prunes, apricots, lemon juice, honey and water. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook covered for 2½ hours, flipping and re-submerging meat once. Uncover and cook for another ½ hour or until the meat is tender, periodically turning and submerging meat.
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