Tzimmes Chicken With Apricots Prunes And Carrots Recipes

ORANGE JUICE TZIMMES

Steps:

• Place carrot and prunes in a pot. Cover the vegetables with orange juice. Bring the mixture to a boil, let boil 10 minutes.
• Stir in sugar and butter. Simmer gently for 1 hour or until the liquid is almost absorbed.
• Sprinkle with lemon zest and ginger and let simmer another 5 minutes.

STOVETOP TZIMMES

Steps:

• Place cut yams, sweet potatoes, and carrots on the bottom of a large heavy pot.
• Pour dried apples and cranberries on top.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together orange juice, honey, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and black pepper. Pour mixture over the fruits and vegetables in the pot.
• Add chicken broth or "no chicken" broth to the pot, covering the vegetables halfway. Heat pot over medium high until it begins to simmer. Stir the ingredients once gently.Reduce heat to a gentle but constant simmer. Cover the pot.
• After 45 minutes, open the pot and gently stir again. Place pitted prunes on top of the simmering ingredients.
• Cover pot. Continue to cook on lowest heat for another 15 minutes, until potato pieces are tender and prunes have warmed and softened. Don't cook too long, or the prunes will dissolve-- it will make a nice sauce for the tzimmes, but it won't look so pretty on the table.Serve warm as a side dish to a festive holiday meal.

"TZIMMES" CHICKEN WITH APRICOTS, PRUNES, AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Arrange racks in top and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 400°F. Season chicken pieces with 2 tsp. salt.
• Whisk honey, oil, lemon juice, pepper, cinnamon, cumin, cayenne, and remaining 2 tsp. salt in a large bowl. Add chicken pieces, carrots, onion, garlic, apricots, prunes, and thyme and toss to combine. Divide everything but chicken between 2 rimmed baking sheets. Stir wine and 1/2 cup water in a 2-cup measuring cup, then pour half over each sheet.
• Cover sheets tightly with foil. Roast 15 minutes, then remove from oven. Remove foil, divide chicken between sheets, and continue to roast, rotating sheets top to bottom halfway through, until carrots are fork-tender, chicken is golden brown, and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a breast registers 165°F, 30-35 minutes (if some pieces of chicken are finished before others, transfer them to a serving platter).
• Transfer chicken mixture to serving platter. Pour pan juices over. Top with carrot greens or parsley before serving.