Tsimmes with Beets, Turnips, and Beef

• 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)

1. 1.
2. Mix 2 teaspoons of the salt and pepper and rub it into the beef.
3. Place in a Dutch oven or heavy pot with the onions and brown slowly over a medium heat.
4. Add the flour, mixing well.
5. Add the water, stirring, until it reaches the boiling point.
6. Cover and simmer slowly for about 1 hour.
7. 2.
8. Mix the honey in with the meat, then add the vegetables and remaining salt.
9. 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.
10. Taste and adjust seasonings, if necessary.

salt, pepper, chuck, onions, flour, boiling water, honey, carrots, sweet potato

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/tsimmes-with-beets-turnips-and-beef-40009 (may not work)