Amaretto Carrots

Submitted by Smurfetta Chef #427781

"This is a recipe I dared to duplicate from a caterer at a party I attended and the result was great."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 lb carrot, sliced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons amaretto liqueur
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1⁄3 cup honey

directions

1. Place carrots in a medium saucepan; cover with water (about 1 1/2 cups). Add salt; cook over medium heat until fork-tender, about 10 minutes.
2. Remove carrots to a warm dish and set aside. Ladle a tablespoon or two of cooking liquid into a small dish and set aside to cool.
3. Add amaretto, almond extract and butter to saucepan; stir constantly until butter is melted.
4. Whisk cornstarch into the small dish of reserved (cool) liquid; whisk cornstarch mixture into saucepan and continue cooking until sauce is thickened.
5. Stir in honey.
6. Return carrots to pan and heat through.

Reviews

[Charlotte J]

I enjoyed the almond in this recipe. I would never have thought almond and carrots would have gone together. I used half the amount of honey was the only thing I changed. I think I'll make these for our Easter get together. Made for *Zaar Cookbooks Tag* game 2008