Tzimmes Chicken
By not-recognized
Published on 27 April 2022
A tasty family meal that everyone will enjoy. This Tzimmes chicken combines the traditional ingredients in one pot.
The word 'tzimmes' means to make a fuss over someone or something. It is the sense of the word that gives this dish its name, a lot of things mixed together.The classic Tzimmes is an eastern European recipe for honey baked carrots. In Yiddish the word "meren" means carrots and to increase. On Rosh Hashonah (Jewish New Year) we often use carrots as they symbolize our hope that we increase our good deeds in the coming year. Another reason for eating them is that the sliced carrots look like golden coins – we wish that our pockets should never be empty in the year to come! Tzimmes recipes vary considerably but all of them are sweet and contain the vital ingredient of carrots.Time and servings
2 hrsTotal time
6Servings
15 minsPrep time
1 hr 45 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes
- 3 orange, zest and juice of one; 2 sliced for garnish
- 2 tbsp of light brown sugar
- 2 cm of fresh ginger
- 1 large of chicken
- 3 cooking apples, Sliced and unpeeled
- 450 g of carrots
- 250 g of pitted prunes, cut in half
- 300 ml of chicken stock
- 150 ml of red wine
- 2 tbsp of honey
- 2 tsp of ground cinnamon
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180 C/ 350 F/ Gas Mark 4.Step 2
Place the chicken in a large ovenware dish.Step 3
Mix the potatoes, apples, carrots and prunes together and place round the chicken.Step 4
Combine the chicken stock, wine, zest and juice of an orange, honey, sugar, cinnamon and ginger. Pour over the chicken.Step 5
Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.Step 6
Cover with aluminium foil and roast for 1 hour 45 minutes.Step 7
Remove from the oven and leave to rest for 10 minutes. Carve the chicken as desired.Step 8
To serve the stylish way: Dust each plate with a sprinkling of ground cinnamon and garnish with sliced oranges.