Carrot tzimmes is a classic Jewish holiday dish. In this quick and easy recipe, orange jam is the secret ingredient that sets this traditional dish apart.

Carrot Tzimmes
Servings
8 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound carrots
- 1 sweet potato
- 2 parsnips peeled and cut into chunks,
- 1/2 cup prunes
- ½ cup orange jam
- 1½ cups chicken stock or vegetable stock for parve version
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 sprig rosemary or ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
- pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a medium stockpot, place carrots, sweet potato, parsnips, prunes, orange jam, chicken stock, ginger, rosemary, salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil, lower heat to a simmer and cook for twenty minutes, covered.
- Serve warm.
- Tip: If made in advance, add extra stock for reheating.
- Recipe originally published in Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller Magazine Fall 2014 Subscribe Now











are there prunes in this? looks like it in the pic
Yes, they should be in there added with the veggies, I will fix it.
You can use a no sugar added orange marmalade
instead of the jam for less sugar, what do you suggest