Karp Family Recipes

Tzimmes

Category: Main Course, Beef

Ingredients:

Kosher chuck steak or flanken cut into cubes 1 package of carrots 3 large sweet potatoes 1/2 box of pitted prunes 2 handfuls dried apricots 1 lemon 1/2 cup dark brown sugar honey cinnamon

Directions:

Put steak in pot covered with 1/2” water. Bring to boil for 15-30 minutes. Remove from heat, drain, wash meat and wash pot. Return meat to pot and barely cover with water. Bring to boil, skim fat and scum. Low boil for 45 minutes. Add vegetables, salt, and bring to low boil. After 30 minutes, add the apricots and prunes, the juice of 1 lemon, 1/2 cup of dark brown sugar. Cook another 15 minutes. Put in baking dish, swirl honey over top, dust with cinnamon and cover tightly. Bake at 325°F for 2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes of the final 45 minutes.