Instant Pot Brisket with Tzimmes

Name: Instant Pot Brisket with Tzimmes
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 (3½- to 4-pound), beef brisket, flat cut, fat trimmed to ¼ inch; 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons, kosher salt, divided; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 2 , onions, chopped; 3 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon, tomato paste; 1 teaspoon, pepper; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon, ground ginger; ⅛ teaspoon, ground cloves; 2 cups, chicken broth; 1 tablespoon, honey; 3 , bay leaves; 1 pound, carrots, peeled and sliced ¼ inch thick; 1 pound, sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into ¾-inch pieces; 1½ cups (9 ounces), pitted prunes; 2 tablespoons, cider vinegar; 3 tablespoons, chopped fresh parsley

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2022

Main Courses

Potatoes

Beef

Usher in a sweet New Year on Rosh Hashanah (or any day!) with this sweet and savory braise.

SERVES6

TIME3 hours, plus 17 hours salting and resting

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Tzimmes is an Ashkenazi Jewish dish of sweetened root vegetables and dried fruit often eaten alongside brisket during Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. For this recipe, we enlisted the help of an Instant Pot to reduce the cooking time and...

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