Tzimmes Chicken

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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…
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Ingredients

12 total
  • 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

8 steps
  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 180 C/ 350 F/ Gas Mark 4.

  2. Step 2

    Place the chicken in a large ovenware dish.

  3. Step 3

    Mix the potatoes, apples, carrots and prunes together and place round the chicken.

  4. Step 4

    Combine the chicken stock, wine, zest and juice of an orange, honey, sugar, cinnamon and ginger. Pour over the chicken.

  5. Step 5

    Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

  6. Step 6

    Cover with aluminium foil and roast for 1 hour 45 minutes.

  7. Step 7

    Remove from the oven and leave to rest for 10 minutes. Carve the chicken as desired.

  8. Step 8

    To serve the stylish way: Dust each plate with a sprinkling of ground cinnamon and garnish with sliced oranges.