Glazed Carrots #HolidayRecipe @LeslieKarst

 

My mom used to make glazed carrots fairly often when I was a kid, and it was the only way I liked that particular root vegetable. She didn’t add much—if any—sugar to the dish, but the natural sweetness of the carrots came out by virtue of the slow cooking and the addition of sherry to the recipe. And her secret ingredient? A cube or two of chicken bouillon, to pump up the savoriness of the side dish.

This version is basically the same as my mother’s, but with the addition of onions (because who doesn't want onions added to their veg?) and a bit of brown sugar, which I think helps bring out the natural flavor of the carrots without making it too cloyingly sweet.

 

So if you’re at a loss for a last-minute side dish for your Christmas dinner tomorrow—or simply want a way to use of that bag of carrots I know you have in your fridge—this is for you!

Happy holidays, everyone!

Glazed Carrots

(serves 6)

Ingredients

4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter

2 lbs. carrots, sliced into thin batons

¼ cup cooking sherry

2 medium onions, thinly sliced

2 teaspoons chicken base or 2 chicken bouillon cubes

2 teaspoons brown sugar

black pepper, to taste 

chopped parsley, for garnish (optional)

Directions

Melt the butter over medium heat in a large skillet (one that has a cover), then add the carrots and stir until they’re evenly coated with the butter.

 

 

Pour in the sherry, then cover the pan and cook the carrots until just starting to soften—about 5 minutes. 

 

Add the bouillon and the sugar, and continue to cook, stirring until they have dissolved. 

 

Add the onions and stir them in, then continue to cook, uncovered, until they soften and the carrots are cooked through. (Use a fork to test for doneness.)

 

Season with pepper to taste (you likely won’t need any salt, as the bouillon contains a lot of it already), then turn up the heat and continue cooking for a couple more minutes, stirring often, until the veg start to brown.

 

Garnish with chopped parsley.

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