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Honey-Ginger Carrots

Honey-Ginger Carrots

by Leanne Valenti
Course Side Dish
Cuisine + Season Autumn, Spring, Winter
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bunch(es) carrots
  • 1/4 teaspoon(s) sea salt
  • 1/4 cup(s) sherry vinegar, divided
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 inch(es) fresh ginger knob, peeled and grated

Instructions
 

  • Trim away the carrot tops and scrub the skins. Place the carrots in a single layer across the bottom of a large shallow pot.
  • Add the salt and a splash of the sherry vinegar, then add water to the pot to reach halfway up the side of the carrots.
  • Cut a piece of parchment paper so that it will fit inside the pot and cut several slits in the middle of the paper. (This is known as a cartouche and it serves as a cover for the surface of a stew, soup, stock or sauce to slow evaporation, prevent a skin from forming and keep ingredients submerged.)
  • Place the cartouche in the pot, completely covering the carrots. Put the pot on the stove over medium-high heat. Let the carrots simmer until the liquid evaporates, then check the carrots with a fork or cake tester. If they are still hard, add a bit more water, cover back up and let continue to simmer until they are tender enough to pierce.
  • Once tender, remove the cartouche and deglaze the pan with the rest of the sherry vinegar. Drizzle on the honey and sprinkle the ginger evenly across the carrots.
  • Adjust the salt, if needed, then move the carrots to a sheet pan to cool. Once cool, cut the carrots as desired. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

Notes

Photography by Knoxy
Keyword carrot, ginger, honey

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