Minted Glazed Carrots Recipes

BUTTERY MINT CARROTS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil. Add carrots; cook until crisp-tender, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside. In the same saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the sugar and mint until blended. Return carrots to pan; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until carrots are tender and evenly coated.

HONEY GLAZED CARROTS WITH FRESH MINT

Steps:

• Peel carrots and cut evenly into coins.
• Combine carrots, butter, honey and ½ cup water in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Bring to a simmer and cook until the carrots are tender and most of the liquid has reduced to a glaze, 10-15 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle mint on carrots and toss well before serving.

THYME (OR MINT) GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Clean carrots and cut into desired size and shape.
• Cook in boiling salted water until tender and drain well.
• In empty pan you just used melt the butter and sugar cooking until the sugar has begun to dissolve. Add thyme or mint and stir to mix.
• Add carrots, stirring gently to coat and cook until glazed. You can brown them if you like but I usually cant wait to eat them!

MINTED GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Lightly steam the carrots in a steamer basket. Drain.
• Wash out the pot, dry it with a towel then heat the pan on medium heat.
• Add the butter and sugar until butter is melted and sugar has dissolved.
• Add the carrots to the pan and cook until butter starts to brown, the carrots have a nutty fragrance and are fork tender.
• Arrange the carrots on a serving platter.
• Season with salt (we liked it with French grey sea salt) and cracked black pepper. Garnish with the mint. Serve immediately.

GLAZED CARROTS WITH MINT

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cover carrots with water; add salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook until barely tender; drain.
• Melt butter with marmalade and jelly, stirring until all are blended.
• Add carrots and cook together for a few minutes.

MINTED CARROTS

Steps:

• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan, and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover, and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Add the carrots, recover, and steam until just tender, 2 to 6 minutes depending on thickness. Drain carrots.
• Heat the butter in a skillet over low heat. Stir in the carrots, brown sugar, honey, and mint. Continue to cook and stir until the sugar is dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes.

ORANGE-GLAZED CARROTS WITH MINT

Steps:

• Cut the carrots on the diagonal into 3-inch lengths.
• Cut thicker pieces in half lengthwise to make them uniform in size.
• Heat the oil in a 9-inch saute pan over moderate heat.
• Add the carrots and cook until lightly browned on all sides, about 3 minutes per side.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the ginger, garlic, and shallots and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the shallots are softened, 5-7 minutes.
• Add the honey, orange juice, soy sauce and water.
• Cover with a round of waxed paper that fits snugly on the vegetables.
• Cook the carrots slowly on top of the stove, stirring occasionally, until the carrots are tender and the juices have formed a glaze, 30-40 minutes.
• Garnish with the mint.

MINTED GLAZED BABY CARROTS

Steps:

• 1. Boil carrots.
• 2. Melt butter in a small saucepan.
• 3. Mix in sugar.
• 4. Add carrots, honey, mint, salt/pepper. You could use slightly less than the full 2 tbsp of honey.
• 5. Bring to med or med/high heat. Stir for however long you prefer, depending how brown you like your carrots. Turn the heat off to finish stirring.

MINTED CARROTS

Steps:

• Place a rimmed baking sheet on the lowest rack of oven, and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Drizzle hot sheet with 1 teaspoon oil. Carefully arrange carrots in a single layer on sheet, and drizzle with remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, shaking sheet to coat carrots. Bake, stirring every 5 minutes, until tender and deep golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle mint over carrots, and serve immediately.