Honeyed Carrots with Currants and Saffron
Recipe from Food & Wine

A casserole of meat, vegetables, and fruit, tzimmes is often flavored with honey and cinnamon and cooked very slowly. Here, sliced carrots are quickly simmered with fresh orange juice, honey, ginger, and a pinch of saffron, then simmered with dried currants before serving.


Honeyed Carrots with Currants and Saffron
Lucy Schaeffer

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Servings: 10
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
 
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Ingredients
  • 1/4  cup
    canola oil
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  • 3 1/2  pounds
    carrots, sliced on the diagonal 1/3 inch thick
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  • 2  teaspoons
    finely julienned fresh ginger
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  • 1  teaspoon
    ground turmeric
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  •   pinch of
    saffron threads, crumbled
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  • 1/2  cup
    fresh orange juice
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  • 3  tablespoons
    honey
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  • 1  cup
    chicken stock or low-sodium broth
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  • 1/4  cup
    dried currants
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    Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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Directions
1.
In a large saucepan, heat the canola oil. Add the sliced carrots and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 5 minutes. Add the fresh ginger, turmeric, and saffron and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add the orange juice and honey and cook until the juice is reduced to a glaze, about 8 minutes. Add the stock and currants, season with salt and black pepper and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the carrots are tender and the liquid is thickened, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and serve hot or at room temperature.

MAKE AHEAD
The carrot tzimmes can be refrigerated for up to 1 day.

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