Tsimmis Recipe. Loaf Variation
Tsimmis
No Tsimmis on Rosh Hashana? Unthinkable! It is the perfect quintessence of all our prayers on a dinner plate: Sweet, strong, deep, spicy, nourishing, delicious. My Tsimmis Recipe is included in my giant Rosh Hashana Recipe and Menu File, with an amazing selection.
Savory or Sweet
It is often in that grey area between. Although it is meant as a side dish for meat and poultry, it often errs on the sweet and cloying side. That sometimes makes it unsuitable even for dessert. There is no good reason for that. My Tsimmis relies mostly on naturally sweet vegetables, fruit and spices for sweetness. Besides, it has very little sugar added, so it remains in the domaine of Healthy Cooking!
It has more ingredients than I like my dishes to have (Hello! Not for nothing does it get its affectionate name!) but it gets assembled quickly. Plus, cooked with meat, it easily becomes main course: a one-pot meal!
I am also including a recipe for a very streamlined and more frugal recipe version at the bottom, for times we need to cook for a crowd on a shoestring budget.
Individual Servings
Please scroll down for a Loaf Variation, and for a Frugal Version!
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion
- 1 large sweet potato, diced small
- 1 large carrot, diced small
- 2 Granny Smith apples, unpeeled, diced small
- 1 cup canned unsweetened crushed pineapple, juice and all
- 1 cup dried apricots or pitted prunes, quartered, optional
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar or sucanat. (Sugar-restricted: Use 1-2 tablespoons stevia)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Combine all ingredients thoroughly in a bowl. Arrange the mixture in one layer on a baking sheet with sides, and bake about 45 minutes, or a few minutes longer, until ingredients are a nice golden color and the cooking liquids thicken into a natural sauce. Serve hot. Makes 8 ample servings.
Variation: Tsimmis Loaf or Individual Servings
I love to make my tsimmis in a loaf pan or in muffin molds. It's a little more work and a couple more ingredients than cutting the ingredients in dice, baking them and calling it a day, but this is a nice fun departure, and looks more festive. The food processor will make short work of the preparation steps: no dicing. With the shredding blade, shred the sweet potato, carrot and apples.
Transfer the shredded mixture to a mixing bowl, with all remaining ingredients. Increase the oil to 1/2 cup. Add 3 eggs and 1 cup flour. Mix thoroughly (avoid squeezing so as not to extract more moisture). Pour into a greased tube cake pan or 9x13 pan., or into 1 1/2 dozen medium muffin molds. Bake for 1 hour (muffins: 40 minutes) or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cut into slices or chunks. Serve warm as a side dish.
Variation: Frugal Tsimmis Version
Follow the basic recipe instructions on top, using a simplified and more economical ingredient list: 1 medium onion, 1 large sweet potato, 2 large carrots, 1 cup canned crushed pineapple (1/2 cup reconstituted frozen orange juice if crushed pineapple is hard to get), 1 cup raisins, 2 tablespoons cinnamon, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, 1/4 cup sugar, salt and pepper to taste.
If you decide to make a "frugal" tsimmis loaf: follow the instructions for tsimmis loaf, using the simplified ingredient list in the frugal version above.
is it possible to replace the flour in this tsimmis recipe to make it kosher for pesach?
possibly a mixture of potato starch and
matzah meal?
by the way I cant wait to try your fish tri colour terrine for our seder this year.
thank you!
Sharna, I went back to the recipe, and it is well explained in the instructions: Any flour means any flour, literally. So this dish works in ALL seasons:-)
You will love the fish terrine!
Can you add egg substitute in place of the 3 eggs?
Gail, if you are egg-restricted, use 3 tablespoons of ground flax mixed with 2/3 cup warm water.
Hi. thank you for the recipe. Can it be frozen?
And if yes, what would be the best way to defrost?
Elina I think it can be frozen. Bring it out to room temp, and reheat uncovered, 250 degrees F, until warmed through, about 20 minutes
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