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Twin Cities Tzimmes with a Kick

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by JoanG

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This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Carrot Recipe
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JoanG's Notes: I love to make traditional Jewish tzimmes with carrots, onions, dried fruit, and brisket. Sometimes I make a similar vegetarian version. This unique tzimmes dish was originally created by...
I love to make traditional Jewish tzimmes with carrots, onions, dried fruit, and brisket. Sometimes I make a similar vegetarian version. This unique tzimmes dish was originally created by my daughter, Rebecca on a family weekend at the Oregon Coast. She added pepper jelly to the sauce which gave it a great kick. For thisTwin Cities version I have adapted her recipe which used some seasonal ingredients like spring onions and green garlic, as well as a grapefruit syrup, using my readily available ingredients. She used no dried fruit, just fresh apples.
She used a peach pepper jelly, but I used a favorite green pepper jelly. Because of the kick, I added a dollop of crème fraiche at the end, and liked the tangy creaminess it added. This is NOT your grandmothers Tzimmes, but it is very tasty!

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Serves 4-6

3 large carrots, scrubbed and cut in 1/2 inch chunks Ask a question about this ingredient

1 yam or sweet potato, scrubbed (and peeled if desired) and cut into 1/2 inch chunks Ask a question about this ingredient

1 large leek, cleaned, white and light green part only, cut into 1/2 inch chunks Ask a question about this ingredient

6 scallions, cleaned and trimmed, cut into 1/2 inch pieces, white and green parts Ask a question about this ingredient

2 large apples, cored and cut into chunks Ask a question about this ingredient

1 stick unsalted butter Ask a question about this ingredient

1 orange, zest and juice Ask a question about this ingredient

1 lemon, zest and juice Ask a question about this ingredient

3 tablespoons Maple syrup, amber Ask a question about this ingredient

3-4 tablespoons your favorite peppr jelly Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 teaspoon sea salt Ask a question about this ingredient

1/3 cup creme fraiche (optional) Ask a question about this ingredient

Mix vegetables and apple chunks in a greased casserole dish.
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Mix until smooth and blended in a saucepan over low heat: butter, maple syrup, orange and lemon zest, orange and lemon juice and pepper jelly.
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Pour the sauce over the vegetables, mix together to distribute evenly, sprinkle with salt.
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Bake at 400 degrees. For 1 hour and 15-20 minutes, until vegetable are very tender and the sauce has browned. Toss to redistribute the sauce a few times during baking.
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Top with crème fraiche if desired and serve!
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4 Comments on Twin Cities Tzimmes with a Kick

Sagegreen added about 1 year ago

I love the use of pepper jelly here. What a delicious unique tzimmes recipe.

JoanG added about 1 year ago

Thanks! Pepper jelly is my favorite cooking ingredient these days!

AppleAnnie added about 1 year ago

This sounds like a wonderful combination of flavors--a distant, vegetarian cousin to the "Hudson Valley Tsimmes" in Food52 that I tested for an Editor's Pick nomination a few months back. (That recipe also called for lemon zest and maple syrup). It is fascinating to see a classic recipe evolve. I love to use pepper jelly as a seasoning, so this recipe is very appealing to me.

JoanG added about 1 year ago

Thanks so much Apple Annie!