Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Glazed Baby Carrots

Here's a delicious, sweet, easy way to prepare baby carrots.
Click on the pic to see how yum these look close up.


What you'll need:

big bag of baby carrots (1 or 2 lbs)
salt
butter
honey
brown sugar
lemon juice
black pepper

First you'll need to cook the carrots. Just cover with water in a pot, add some salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to med-low and cook for about 12-15 minutes. Drain.
In a saucepan large enough to accommodate the amount of carrots you've chosen (in a single layer) melt about 4 tbsp butter on med-low. Once melted, add around 2-3 tbsp of honey and 4 tbsp brown sugar (packed). Stir and heat until the mixture becomes nice and syrupy and the sugar is dissolved. Add the juice of half a lemon or more depending on taste. Add carrots and mix well to coat.
I like to let the carrots sit for a few minutes on each side so that they get that nice char mark on them. You have to be careful though because if you raise the heat too high, the sugar will start to burn and immediately turn bitter and inedible. Don't be hasty or impatient. Once done, add some ground pepper and serve. So good and the kids LOVE them!

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