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Tsimmes with Beets, Turnips, and Beef

The following tsimmes with beets, turnips, carrots, and meat came from Vilna to Brooklyn earlier in this century. When I make this for my family I do not tell the children that it includes beets and turnips. For some unknown reason they never ask me how the dish became so red. They love it.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Yield: 6 to 8 servings (M)

Ingredients

3

teaspoons salt

1

/2 teaspoon pepper

3

pounds flanken, chuck, or brisket of beef

2

onions, chopped

2

tablespoons flour

3

cups boiling water

1

/4 cup honey or to taste

8

carrots, coarsely grated

1

turnip, coarsely grated

1

beet, coarsely grated

1

sweet potato, peeled and quartered (optional)

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    1. Mix 2 teaspoons of the salt and pepper and rub it into the beef. Place in a Dutch oven or heavy pot with the onions and brown slowly over a medium heat. Add the flour, mixing well. Add the water, stirring, until it reaches the boiling point. Cover and simmer slowly for about 1 hour.

    Step 2

    2. Mix the honey in with the meat, then add the vegetables and remaining salt. Cover and bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for an hour and a half, removing the cover for the last 15 to 20 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings, if necessary.

Reprinted with permission from Jewish Cooking in America by Joan Nathan. © 1998 Knopf