Glazed Carrots with Currants
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From EatingWell: March/April 1999, The Essential EatingWell Cookbook (2004)We eat so many raw carrots, it's easy to forget how excellent they can be cooked. Try them glazed in honey and spiked with cumin and cayenne for a good reminder.
8 servings | Active Time: 40 minutes | Total Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 1/2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 3 pounds carrots of similar size, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup currants
Preparation
- Heat oil in a large deep sauté pan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add cumin seeds; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add carrots, salt and cayenne and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add water and honey; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until the carrots begin to soften, about 10 minutes.
- Add currants; increase heat to medium-high. Cook, uncovered, until the carrots are glazed and tender, 8 to 12 minutes more.
Nutrition
Per serving : 108 Calories; 1 g Fat; 0 g Sat; 1 g Mono; 0 mg Cholesterol; 21 g Carbohydrates; 2 g Protein; 5 g Fiber; 264 mg Sodium; 558 mg Potassium
1 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1/2 other carbohydrate