Lunch: Tsimmes with Beets, Turnips, and Beef

Recipe by Joan Nathan 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

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Honey

Health and fertility benefits of Tsimmes with Beets, Turnips, and Beef

One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55.

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)

Instructions

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.
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.

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