Everyday meals
Tzimmes
A sweet-savoury Ashkenazi Jewish dish of carrots braised with dried fruit, often prunes or raisins. It traditionally accompanies Shabbat and Rosh Hashanah meals, where it symbolises sweetness.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
268 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 2.4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 50.2 g
- of which sugars
- 42.6 g
- Fat
- 5.2 g
- Fiber
- 5.9 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Peel the carrots and cut them into thick rounds or sticks.
- Sweat the sliced onion in the oil for 5 minutes, without colouring.
- Add the carrots and cook for 3 minutes.
- Pour in the orange juice, add the raisins, prunes, cinnamon, ginger and a pinch of salt.
- Cover and simmer over low heat for 40 minutes, until the carrots are tender.
- Dissolve the cornflour in a little water, stir it into the mixture with the honey and let it thicken for 3 minutes.
- Serve warm, alongside braised meat or potatoes.
Variations and tips
Oven version. Transfer everything to a dish, cover and bake at 170 °C for 1 hour, stirring halfway through cooking.
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Original Ecomely recipe.