Tzimmis By Martha Stewart Food

TZIMMES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, combine sweet potatoes, carrots and plums. Combine orange juice, water, honey, brown sugar and cinnamon; pour over vegetables. , Cover and bake for 1 hour. Uncover; dot with butter. Bake until vegetables are tender and sauce is thickened, 45-60 minutes, carefully stirring every 15 minutes.

GRANDMA BEA'S TZIMMES FROM ARTIE'S DELI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Place dried fruit in a medium bowl and pour 1 1/2 cups of the boiling water over the fruit. Let stand until soft, about 20 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the liquid; set aside.
• Add a large pinch of salt to the boiling water. Add carrots and sweet potatoes, and cook until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain, and transfer to a large ovenproof saucepan with a lid. Add the softened fruit and reserved liquid, the marmalade, brown sugar, granulated sugar, honey, cinnamon, vanilla, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt; stir to combine.
• Cover, and bake for 30 minutes. Remove cover, stir gently, and return to oven, uncovered, until light brown, about 15 minutes more. Remove cinnamon stick before serving.

TZIMMES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat and then add the carrots, sweet potatoes and onions. Sauté, stirring frequently, until lightly browned all over, about 8 minutes. Spread the vegetables evenly in a 9-by-13-inch casserole and tuck the ginger, apricots and prunes around the dish.
• Add the vegetable broth and honey to a small bowl and whisk together to combine. Pour over the fruits and vegetables, then submerge the cinnamon stick. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and braise for 30 minutes. Remove the foil, stir the mixture and continue cooking (uncovered) until the vegetables are tender and the sauce is reduced and thickened to a syrupy consistency, about 30 minutes more.
• Break the remaining 2 tablespoons butter into small pieces, dot over the top and gently stir to coat the vegetable mixture in the reduced sauce. Sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt and a light shake of cinnamon. Serve topped with mint and parsley.

TSIMMES (BEEF, CARROT AND SWEET POTATO STEW)

Steps:

• A day before serving, heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Season the meat with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper.
• Put the meat and the bay leaf in a Dutch oven or other large, heavy pot, and add enough water to cover (about 8 cups). Bake, covered, for about an hour, then remove from heat, let cool and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, the fat will have congealed on top; using a slotted spoon, remove and discard the layer of fat.
• Add the sweet potatoes, onions, carrots and prunes to the meat, and stir to combine. Bake, covered, for another hour, then remove the lid and cook until the potatoes are cooked, the meat is tender and the water is reduced, another 30 minutes to 1 hour. Season to taste. If there is more broth than you'd like, ladle some out and save for another use. Sprinkle with parsley just before serving.

TIRAMISU

Steps:

• Whisk together yolks and mascarpone in a large bowl until smooth. Add granulated sugar; whisk until dissolved. Set aside.
• Place biscotti in the bowl of a food processor; pulse to form coarse crumbs. Fold biscotti into mascarpone mixture; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, add egg whites; beat until soft peaks form. Fold egg whites into mascarpone mixture; set aside.
• Combine espresso and liqueur in a medium bowl; pour half the mixture into a pie plate. Quickly dip half the ladyfingers individually into the pie plate, and place in the bottom of a 13-by-9-inch glass baking dish; fit snugly to line. Evenly spread half the mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers; repeat layers.
• In a large bowl, whisk together heavy cream, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla until soft peaks form. Spread whipped cream evenly over tiramisu; garnish with grated chocolate. Chill at least 2 hours and preferably overnight before serving.

TZIMMES - A SWEET & SAVORY JEWISH STEW

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a pot.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 1 hour. Stir frequently.
• Cook until carrots are soft but not mushy.
• Tzimmes should have the consistency of a thick stew with very little liquid left in the pot.
• Serve hot.