Glazed Carrots For Two Recipes

EASY GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Place carrots into a microwave-safe bowl; add brown sugar, butter, and orange marmalade to carrots. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap and cook in microwave on high power for 3 minutes; stir. If butter and marmalade aren't completely melted, continue cooking on high power for 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until carrots are coated with glaze.

GLAZED CARROTS FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first five ingredients; bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Place carrots in two 13-in. x 9-in. baking pans., Pour sugar mixture over carrots. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until heated through.

GLAZED CARROTS FOR TWO

Steps:

• In a 3-cup casserole dish that's microwave-safe, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon; whisk in orange juice.
• Add carrots and stir.
• Dot with butter.
• Cover dish with vented plastic wrap and microwave on High for 3 minutes.
• Partially remove plastic and stir carrots.
• Put plastic wrap back in place and microwave on High until carrots are crisp-tender, 2 to 4 minutes longer (depending on the power of your microwave).
• This recipe can be cut in half to serve one, but cooking time will be shorter.

GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Place carrots into a large saucepan, pour in enough water to reach depth of 1 inch, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer carrots until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and transfer to a bowl.
• Melt butter in the same saucepan; stir brown sugar, salt, and white pepper into butter until brown sugar and salt have dissolved. Transfer carrots into brown sugar sauce; cook and stir until carrots are glazed with sauce, about 5 more minutes.

GLAZED BABY CARROTS

Steps:

• Cook carrots in a small amount of water until tender. Drain. In a saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar; heat until sugar dissolves. Add carrots and toss to coat. Heat through.

BROWN SUGAR-GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Heat 1 inch water to boiling in 3-quart saucepan. Add carrots and, if desired, 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer covered 12 to 15 minutes or until carrots are tender.
• While carrots are cooking, heat brown sugar, butter, orange zest and 1/2 teaspoon salt in 10- or 12-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbly. Be careful not to overcook or the mixture will taste scorched. Remove from heat.
• Drain carrots. Stir carrots into brown sugar mixture. Cook over low heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally and gently, until carrots are glazed and hot.

GLAZED CARROTS II

Steps:

• Cook with a little bit of water covering the carrots.
• Cook until tender.
• Drain.
• Add orange juice and mix.
• Add butter and brown sugar.
• Simmer/stir until butter and sugar melt. Carrots should have a "glazed" look to them.