Vegetable - Fruit Tzimmes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 large carrots, thickly sliced
3 yams or 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and thickly sliced
1/2 lb prune, pitted and soaked until softened
3 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and thickly sliced
8 tablespoons brown sugar
salt, to taste
fresh ground pepper, to taste
3 3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons schmaltz
1 cup water or 1 cup orange juice

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Parboil carrots and yams in lightly salted water until not quite tender.
Drain vegetables and prunes.
Layer carrots, yams, prunes, and apples in a casserole dish, sprinkling layers with sugar, salt, pepper and dot with butter, margarine, or schmaltz.
Pour 1 cup of water or orange juice into the casserole dish, cover and bake for 30 minutes or until apples are tender.
Uncover and bake for about 5 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
Serve hot as an accompaniment to main dish.