Tzimes Jewish

Delicious, healthy national delicacy of carrots and dried fruits! Tzimes is a traditional Jewish dish that is prepared in his homeland, as a rule, on Saturdays or holidays and served to the table as a dessert with green or herbal tea. This delicacy consists of healthy foods that can enrich the body with energy and useful substances for the whole day, so it can be served at the breakfast table for tea. Classic sweet Jewish tzimes is made from carrots and dried fruits: dried apricots, prunes and raisins. The set of dried fruits can be changed according to taste and desire.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Carrots

Prunes

Dried apricots

Raisins

Olive oil

Honey

Cinnamon

to taste

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 4 % 2 g

Fats 12 % 6 g

Carbohydrates 85 % 44 g

246 kcal

GI: 48 / 25 / 27

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 20 min

Step 1:
Let's prepare the ingredients for tzimes according to the list. If desired, you can add more spices to the composition of the products for this dish, for example, salt, cinnamon or pepper. Who likes what taste more.
Step 2:
Dried apricots, prunes and raisins are thoroughly washed under running water. Put them in a bowl and pour hot water, leave for 15 minutes so that the dried fruits swell. Drain the water, rinse the dried fruits again.
Step 3:
Carrots for this dish you need to take juicy and fresh, sweet varieties. Carrots are washed, cleaned and cut into circles.
Step 4:
Pour olive oil into a frying pan (it is better to take a cast-iron pan or a thick bottom), put it on the fire. Put the carrot slices on olive oil, fry it until browned on both sides over medium heat.
Step 5:
Add honey to the carrots, mix with a spatula, let the carrots caramelize, the sauce in the pan should become viscous. But the taste of the dish can also be changed using one or another variety of honey (floral, lime, buckwheat, etc.)
Step 6:
We send cooked dried apricots, prunes and raisins to the carrot pan, add a small amount of water so that the contents are stewed in liquid. Stir and simmer over medium heat until the carrots are ready and the liquid evaporates. At the same time, add spices to taste, cinnamon.
Step 7:
The dish is ready. We put the tzimes on a plate and serve it to the table, for breakfast with tea or for lunch as a dessert, it is convenient to take it with you to work for a small snack. Tzimes consists of delicious, healthy and nutritious foods. Enjoy your meal!