Tangy Carrots With Grapes Recipes

GLAZED CARROTS WITH GREEN GRAPES

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine carrots, marmalade, water and salt. Cook, covered, on low heat until carrots are almost tender, 2-3/4 hours. Add the grapes and butter. Cover and cook on low until tender, 45 minutes longer. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

SWEET 'N' TANGY CARROTS

Steps:

• Place 1 in. of water, carrots and salt in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain., Return carrots to pan; add the brown sugar, butter, mustard and pepper. Cook and stir over low heat until well coated. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with a slotted spoon.

POTATO AND ONION TORTILLA WITH SPICY PICKLED CARROTS AND GRAPES

Steps:

• Bring the vinegar and water to a boil, n a large saucepot over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, garlic, onion, bay leaf, peppercorns, and salt. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes. Add jalapenos and grapes, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for another 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover and refrigerate overnight in the pickling liquid.
• To cook tortilla, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and heat the oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the potatoes and onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Whisk together eggs and milk in a medium bowl and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Pour the egg mixture over browned potatoes and onions. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until tortilla is set around edges, about 3 minutes. Put the skillet in the oven and bake until the tortilla is cooked through and firm to the touch, about 5 minutes. Slice and serve with the pickled grapes and carrots.

CARROTS AND GRAPES

Steps:

• Melt butter in skillet.
• Add carrots.
• Cover and cook about 25 minutes, or until almost tender.
• Add grapes, honey, and lemon juice.
• Cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
• Add salt.
• Add mint leaves just before serving.

ROASTED MAPLE-GLAZED BABY CARROTS WITH DRIED GRAPES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 250 degrees. Put grapes in a bowl and spray lightly with vegetable oil. Toss to coat. Turn grapes into a 12-inch non-stick ovenproof skillet. Dry in oven, tossing grapes every 20 minutes or so, until skin shrivels and grapes are tawny and lightly caramelized, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Remove from oven and set aside. (Grapes can be made a day ahead and refrigerated.)
• Place carrots on paper towel-lined pan to dry. Increase oven temperature to 500 degrees. Place broiler pan or heavy roasting pan in oven. In small saucepan over low heat, melt butter and cook until golden brown. Add sage leaves, maple syrup and dried grapes. Swirl to combine and turn off heat, but leave on burner to keep warm.
• Place carrots, olive oil and salt in a bowl and toss, rubbing oil and salt into carrots. Turn carrots onto hot pan in oven in a single layer. Roast, shaking pan occasionally, until carrots have begun to color and are almost tender, about 10 minutes.
• Pour grape mixture over carrots and toss with heat-proof spatula to coat. Roast until glaze begins to set and carrots are tender and spotty-brown, about 5 minutes more. Remove carrots from oven and sprinkle with lemon peel and pepper. Transfer to warm bowl and serve immediately.

TANGY CARROT COINS

Steps:

• Place carrots in a large saucepan. Add 1 in. of water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 7-9 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain. Add remaining, ingredients; cook and stir over medium heat for 1-2 minutes or until sauce is thickened and carrots are coated.

GLAZED CARROTS AND GRAPES

Steps:

• Scrape carrots and cut into 1-inch slices.
• Boil in water with salt and white sugar about 25 minutes or until tender; drain off liquid.
• Melt butter in saucepan with brown sugar and orange juice. Add Grand Marnier.
• When mixture bubbles, add carrots and grapes.
• Do not over cook.
• Note: The grapes need to be seedless and they can be either red or green.