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How To make A Gahntze Tzimmes

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Ingredients
3
pounds
boneless brisket, up to 4 pounds
2
tablespoon
schmaltz, (rendered chicken fat)
3
tablespoon
carrots
2
pound
prunes, pitted
2
pound
dried apricots
1
each
lemon, thinly sliced
3
tablespoon
sweet potatoes
1
each
orange, juice of
5
cups
boiling water
2
tablespoons
brown sugar
2
tablespoons
flour

Directions:
Sear meat well in hot fat in a Dutch oven or heavy skillet on top of the
stove. Transfer to a roasting pan. Peel carrots and cut in 1-inch round
slices. Place them around the meat. Add prunes, apricots and lemon slices.
Peel sweet potatoes and cut in 1-inch slices. Place over meat and fruit in
the roaster.
Add orange juice to boiling water. Combine brown sugar and flour and add
enough water to make a thin paste. Add this paste to the orange juice
mixture. Pour over the Tzimmes. If necessary, add more boiling water to
bring liquid to the top of the tzimmes. Cover. Bake at 400 degrees for 1
hour. Reduce heat to 325 F. and continue baking 4 1/2 hours. Uncover and
bake 30 minutes longer.

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