Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Glazed Carrots


How was everyone's Memorial Day weekend?

We ended up having a pretty decent cookout - the forecast called for rain, but it stayed away and we enjoyed sunshine and great grilled food!  It was a nice way to kick off our grilling season.

I hardly ever put up any side dishes here on the blog so I thought I'd throw an easy one out there.  I know a lot of you may be growing carrots in your gardens this year, so this is a great side to use those babies up!

Ingredients:

1 bunch of carrots, sliced on the bias (about 2 cups)
1 cup veal or chicken stock
1-2 tablespoons sugar or honey
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
salt and pepper, to taste
1-2 tablespoons chopped chives

In a medium saute pan, melt the butter under medium high heat.  Add the carrots, stock (I used veal because we were serving these carrots with some grilled steak), and sugar/honey. 

Cook under medium heat until the stock is reduced and syrupy, stirring occasionally.  You basically just want a "glaze" of stock to be left.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.  Garnish with chopped chives or other fresh herbs.

And voila, a side dish that takes longer to prep than cook! 


What's your favorite way to prepare carrots?
 
Hope you guys have a great rest of the week!

6 comments:

  1. I love this! I have made glazed carrots a few times (not this recipe though) and always forget about this. Simple but delicious.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I never really make glazed vegetables although I love them. Thanks for the inspiration.

    ReplyDelete
  3. simple and healthy,i love chopped chive on it :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Lovely carrot dish!! I could eat the whole bowl. :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. I always forget about glazing vegetables. This looks so tasty!

    ReplyDelete
  6. These look fantastic! I love a good easy vegetable side dish :)

    ReplyDelete