My Easter Dinner Contribution

I have been tasked with bringing a "carrot" dish to our family dinner this weekend. Yes, I did say say "carrot" ,,,, Does anyone have a good glazed carrots recipe ( or any other) that I can make ahead and will transport well??

My mother in law is serving ham ( Aldi) and thought carrots would be a good complement.

Does carrot cake count?

I should do that, just to upset the ol' menu cart....

[Robin Garr]

I Googled to find something similar to a dish I've done on the fly before and found this from Cook's Illustrated which looks very close ... easy, too! Personally, I'd use fresh carrots, peeled and cut into short lengths, rather than "baby carrots," but Cook's, which is generally pretty picky, seems happy with the industrial carrots.

Roasted maple carrots with browned butter

Inspect your bag of baby carrots carefully for pockets of water. Carrots taken from the top of the market’s carrot pile are often waterlogged. This not only makes carrots mealy, it also dashes any hopes of carmelization in the oven.

2 lbs baby carrots
1½ tsp olive oil
½ tsp salt
1 Tbs butter
1 Tbs maple syrup

1. Adjust oven rack and heat oven to 475°. Toss carrots, oil, and salt in broiler pan bottom. Spread into single layer and roast 10 minutes.

2. After 10 minutes, while carrots continue to roast, heat butter in small saucepan over medium heat, swirling occasionally, and simmer until deep gold, about 1 minute. Off heat, stir in maple syrup and drizzle mixture over carrots. Shake pan to coat, and continue roasting about 8 minutes longer, until carrots are browned and tender.

How about a carrot salad? I have a friend who makes a really tasty one with raisins and honey. I can get her recipe if you'd like. You could even make it on Saturday.

(BTW - love ALDI's hams!)

Another quick and simple glaze is OJ concentrate and honey. I don't remember the ratio, but you could adjust to your liking. Happy Easter!!

I sautee the carrots in butter, m to mid-high. Once just under al dente, add brown sugar and a splash of milk. Reduce heat to mid/mid-low. Basically, you're making a quick caramel.

A great touch for the adults is to crack a good lot of black pepper just before serving. It brings a great deal of depth and complexity to an otherwise straightforward dish.

This one is super easy.
A bottle of Sweet and Sour Sauce tossed with a 1/4 cup chopped up Pickled Ginger and some sliced Green Onions (easy finds in the Asian food section), will also liven up any cooked baby carrots.

It seems like I always bring a pan of Augratin Potatoes or Potato Salad to most family potlucks that I'm not hosting.

Thanks to all... These are great ideas!!!

This is my favorite cooked carrot recipe. Always fix it with tenderloin but think it would be great with ham. My family, who don't like cooked carrots, love this dish. Happy Easter!!!

ZESTY CARROTS

6-8 carrots. pared and julienned or package baby carrots
2 Tablespoons horseradish
2 Tablespoons grated onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup bread or cracker crumbs
1 Tablespoon butter, melted
Dash paprika

Cook carrots in small amount of water until just barely tender. Reserve 1/4 cup liquid and discard the rest. Arrange carrots in shallow greased casserole. Combine carrot liquid, horseradish, onion,salt pepper and mayonnaise. Pour over carrots.

Combine the crumbs, butter and paprika; sprinkle over top.

Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

I do not like cooked carrots but I love this!!!

I agree with Robin. Use whole carrots and trim them down. The bag of "baby" carrots is a fraud. They are pieces of whole carrots that have somehow been shaped to resemble baby carrots. I guess they are carrots though. Burgers market carries whole carrots in several colors, purple,orange and yellow. I like to clean par boil shock in a waterbath for the color then roast with butter, olive oil salt, pepper. Finish with a glaze of reduced sherry vinegar and sugar. The different color carrots give a nice presentation.

i would seriously make a carrot cake!

Ehhhhhh....screw the whole carrot cake, glazed carrot thing. After a few of these, it won't matter that your mom-in-law overcooked the ham.

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