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Is there a more classic vegetable side dish than Glazed Carrots?
Maybe steamed broccoli, maybe.
Yet, as simple and classic as glazed carrots are, you need to know what to do in terms of adding sugar, salt and heat in order to get the right results.
Too much sugar and the dish will be cloying. Too much heat and the sugar burns. Not enough and the stock won’t reduce.
That said, it isn’t difficult, and so well worth doing.
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Classic Glazed Carrots Recipe
It’s traditional to serve glazed carrots hot, but they are also good at room temperature.
Ingredients
- 1 pound carrots, peeled
- 2-3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup chicken stock (use vegetable stock for vegetarian option)
- 1 heaping tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper (optional)
Method
1 Prep the carrots: Slice the carrots into 1/8 to 1/4-inch disks or diagonally. Try to cut the pieces so they are about the same size as each other, so they cook evenly.
2 Sauté carrots in butter: Melt the butter in a sauté pan over medium-high heat, then add the carrots. Toss to combine and reduce the heat to medium. Sprinkle the salt over carrots and toss again. Sauté for 3-4 minutes.
3 Add sugar, pepper, stock: then add the sugar and white pepper (if using) and toss to combine. Add the stock. Cover the pot and cook for another 3 minutes.
4 Reduce liquid to a glaze: Uncover the pot and increase heat to medium-high. Toss the carrots once or twice to keep them moving, and cook away most of the liquid. Turn off the heat and taste. Add more salt and sugar to taste.
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Classic Glazed Carrots
These were very easy and tasted great. I used brown sugar and a tiny pinch of cumin. My kids LOVED them…. probably too much. Easy and good = good ratings :)
I add Pastis instead of some,but not all, of the stock, really scrumptious.
Do you have any advice for making these with frozen carrots?
I do not. If anyone else does, please feel free to comment!
Kim, I use frozen carrots a lot. I steam as many of the peeled carrots as I need in a steamer in a pan with a little water until tender with a little salt and pepper. When they are cooked, I simply drain the carrots. Add a little butter to the pan with the carrots and stir.
I then mix a little brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and add this to the pan of carrots. Stir until all is bubbly, all of the sugar must be dissolved and ready to serve.
All of the amount of ingredients depends on the amount of carrots you need for your dinner. If you use salted butter be sure to reduce the amount of salt while you are cooking the carrots.
I prepared with salted butter and omitted the salt and pepper. This recipe is excellent, and very little sugar for a pound of glazed carrots.
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I prepared the Classic Glazed Carrots recipe for a church covered dish supper, and it was fabulous! Everyone loved it.
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