Best Sweet Carrots Recipes

SWEET CANDIED CARROTS

Steps:

• Place carrots in a large saucepan; add 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and set aside. , In the same pan, combine the butter, brown sugar, salt and pepper; cook and stir until butter is melted. Return carrots to the pan; cook and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes or until glazed.

SWEET CARROTS

Steps:

• Place carrots in a steamer basket. Place in a saucepan over 1 in. of water; bring to a boil. Cover and steam until tender, 5-8 minutes. Transfer carrots to a large bowl. Add the brown sugar, butter, vinegar and salt; toss until butter is melted and carrots are coated. Sprinkle with chives.

MASHED SWEET POTATOES AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Cook potatoes, carrots and garlic in large pot of boiling salted water until very tender. Drain; return to same pot. Mash with potato masher. Add cream and butter and mash until smooth and creamy. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

SWEET AND SOUR CARROTS OR COPPER PENNIES

Steps:

• Dice carrots then cook in boiling water until tender yet crisp. Drain and allow to cool. Combine tomato soup, vegetable oil, sugar, vinegar, dry dill and salt and bring to a simmer. Let cool to room temperature. Pour mixture over carrots. Add green pepper and onion along with the mix and carrots.

BAKED POTATOES WITH CARROTS, SWEET POTATOES, AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and toss to mix well. Transfer to an oiled baking pan and bake, covered with foil, for 30 minutes. Uncover, stir, and bake for an additional 30 to 45 minutes, or until tender. Place under a preheated broiler about 3 inches from the heat until golden brown.

AIR FRYER SWEET AND SPICY ROASTED CARROTS

Steps:

• Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray the basket with nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine butter, honey, orange zest, and cardamom in a bowl. Remove 1 tablespoon of the sauce to a separate bowl and set aside. Add carrots to the remaining sauce and toss until all are well coated. Transfer carrots to the air fryer basket.
• Air fry until carrots are roasted and fork tender, tossing every 7 minutes, for 15 to 22 minutes. Mix orange juice with reserved honey-butter sauce. Toss with carrots until well combined. Season with salt and pepper.

SWEET-AND-SOUR CARROTS

Steps:

• Halve 1 pound carrots lengthwise and cut into 3-inch pieces; steam until tender, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, simmer 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 smashed garlic clove and a pinch of salt until syrupy, about 3 minutes. Add a pinch of red pepper flakes. Season the carrots with salt and drizzle with the sweet-and-sour sauce. Top with chopped parsley.

SWEET & SOUR CARROTS

Steps:

• Place 1 in. of water and carrots in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 7-9 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add green pepper. Cover and cook 3 minutes longer or until tender. Drain and set aside. , Drain pineapple, reserving juice; add enough water to the juice to measure 3/4 cup. Set pineapple aside. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in the pineapple juice mixture, vinegar and soy sauce until smooth. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Stir in the reserved carrots and pineapple; heat through.

SWEET BAKED CARROTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Arrange carrots in an 8-inch square pan. Combine sugar, butter, boiling water, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl; pour over carrots. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until carrots are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.

JAPANESE STYLE SWEET CARROTS

Steps:

• Cut up carrot and boil in water until it's almost soft.
• Discard most of the water (like, leaving only a table spoonful or two) and add a little sugar and butter. Continue boiling until the carrot is soft.
• They are just regular carrots, and you don't have to use a lot of sugar. Carrots are naturally sweet when boiled; a little butter makes the sweetness more noticeable.Serve hot with rice.

BABY CARROTS WITH SWEET GINGER BUTTER

Steps:

• In a shallow saucepan, over low heat, add the carrots and cover with water. Add a pinch of salt and bring the water to a simmer. Cover them with a parchment round set over and touching the simmering water to get a perfect steam. Remove carrots from the water when they are almost fork tender and drain.
• In a medium saute pan, over low heat, add the butter and stir in the chopped crystallized ginger. Allow the sugar from the ginger to melt into the butter, and then transfer the steamed carrots to the pan. Toss gently for approximately 2 minutes until the carrots are completely coated with the ginger butter. Finish with a pinch of salt and a crack of freshly ground white pepper. Serve immediately.

BUTTERED BABY CARROTS AND SWEET PEAS

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute carrots in butter for 5 minutes.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are done.

ROOT VEGETABLE TAGINE WITH SWEET POTATOES, CARROTS, TURNIPS, AND SPICE-ROASTED CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Toast coriander, cumin, and caraway seeds in small skillet over medium heat until beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Cool. Transfer to spice mill; process until finely ground. Transfer to small bowl. Add red pepper, turmeric, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Mix lemon slices, lemon juice, and 4 teaspoons coarse salt in small skillet. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until lemon slices are almost tender, about 10 minutes. Cool preserved lemon. Drain and chop. DO AHEAD: Spice blend and preserved lemon can be made 1 week ahead. Store spice blend airtight at room temperature. Transfer preserved lemon to small bowl; cover and chill.
• Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion; sprinkle with salt and sauté until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Add toasted spice blend, garlic, and tomato paste; stir 1 minute. Add carrots and celery; stir 2 minutes. Add chopped preserved lemon, 4 cups water, sweet potatoes, turnips, olives, and sun-dried tomatoes. Simmer with lid ajar until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 35 minutes. Stir in parsley, cilantro, and mint. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and let stand 10 minutes to allow flavors to blend.
• Spoon couscous into large bowl, spreading out to edges and leaving well in center. Spoon vegetable tagine into well in center. Sprinkle Spice-Roasted Chickpeas over and serve.

SWEET-AND-SOUR BABY CARROTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F.
• Toss carrots with oil and salt and pepper to taste in a shallow (1-inch-deep) baking pan. Roast in middle of oven, stirring once, until barely tender, about 20 minutes. Leave oven on.
• Stir together vinegar and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Drizzle over carrots, shaking pan to coat, then roast until carrots are tender and vinegar is evaporated, 5 to 8 minutes more.

SWEET CARROTS

Steps:

• Place carrots in a covered microwave dish.
• Put in about 2 Tablespoons water.
• Cover and microwave on high about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Drain water.
• Add the brown sugar, butter, vinegar and salt.
• Toss until butter is melted and carrots are coated.

SWEET AND SOUR CARROTS

Steps:

• Boil sliced carrots until crips-tender; drain and remove from pan.
• In the same pan combine all other ingredients, cook over medium until bubbly.
• Add carrots back into the pan, stir and cook until heated through.

ROASTED SWEET POTATOES, POTATOES AND CARROTS

Steps:

• peel and cut in bite size pieces all the vegetable. Peel and squash the garlic but do not cut it.
• mix the vegetables, garlic and all remaining.
• ingredients.
• spread on a parchemin lined pan.
• Broil until nice and golden about half an hour.

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.

CHINESE BBQ PULLED PORK SLIDERS WITH PICKLED CUKES AND CARROTS AND SWEET-AND-HOT MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix the brown sugar, salt, pepper, five-spice powder, garlic powder, ground ginger and onion powder in a bowl, and then rub all over the pork. Place on a wire-racked baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit for 2 hours, or preferably overnight in the refrigerator.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F with the oven rack in the middle position.
• Remove the plastic wrap and cover the pork with a layer of parchment paper. Then seal over the top with aluminum foil. Roast for 3 hours. Remove, uncover and drain any liquid fat. Return the pork to the oven and roast until the pork registers 200 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer and the pork is well browned, about 1 1/2 hours more. Transfer the pork to a large dish, cover with foil and let rest for 20 minutes.
• Sandwich Build: Using two forks or your hands, pull apart the warm pork into shreds and chunks. Butter and griddle the rolls until golden brown. Place ample quantities of pork on the bottom buns, then top with Pickled Cukes and Carrots and Sweet-and-Hot Mustard Sauce or Sweet Chile Sauce if desired.
• Bring 1 cup water, the vinegar, sugar and salt to a boil in a saucepan until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Take off the heat, and add in the carrots, cucumbers and crushed red pepper and let sit for at least 30 minutes.
• Mix the mustard, water, honey, sesame oil, vegetable oil and salt in a bowl until smooth.
• Ingredients and Directions
• Bring the vinegar, sugar and salt to a boil in a saucepan and cook until dissolved. Simmer until thickened and reduced by half, about 15 minutes. Stir in the crushed red pepper, ginger and garlic, and serve.

SWEET AND SPICY CARROTS

Steps:

• Mix carrots and orange juice in a large saucepan; bring to a boil, place a cover on the pan, reduce heat to low, and cook at a simmer until carrots are tender-crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain carrots, reserving 1/4 cup of the orange juice.
• Return carrots and reserved juice to the pan and place over medium heat. Stir honey, apricot preserves, Dijon mustard, butter, brown sugar, salt, and black pepper with the carrots and juice; cook and stir until sugar dissolves completely and the carrots are glazed and tender, about 10 minutes.