Glazed Carrots (Carottes Vichy)

Bayhill's Note:

Posted for the ZWT-France. These carrots are named for the town of Vichy. From "LaVarenne's Basic French Cookery" cookbook.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb baby carrot , peeled
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint , chopped (or chopped parsley)

Directions:

1. In a medium, shallow saucepan, add carrots, sugar, butter, salt and enough water to cover. Bring to a boil.
2. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 8 to 12 minutes, or until carrots are almost tender.
3. Turn up heat to boil rapidly until all the liquid has evaporated to form a shiny glaze. Toward the end of cooking time, watch carefully so sugar does not caramelize. Taste for seasoning.
4. Just before serving, add chopped mint or parsley; toss. Spoon into a serving dish.

Reviews

[Baby Kato]

Bayhill, I adore your recipes, they don't disappoint and this one is devine. Even my picky dh ate his and asked for more. Of course, he didn't have any herbs on his, but he raved about them none the less. I really enjoyed the fresh raw flavor that my fresh mint brought to the dish. Thanks for sharing another recipe that I will make again. I used regular carrotes, they worked beautifully in this dish, they were firm, yet tender and oh so flavorful. Made for Fall Pac 2011.

[ColCadsMom]

Jun 14, 2007: There is only 1 word to describe these carrots...PERFECT! Of course I've never been known to use just one word...These carrots were tender and full of flavor. Since my family likes candied carrots with tons of brown sugar and gobs of butter, I didn't know how this would go over with them. This perfectly brought out the natural sweetness of the carrots. I used 2 cups of water to cover the carrots, and my only substitution was using the parsley instead of mint, since parsley is what I had on hand. This will become a family favorite! For ZWT3. Thanks Bayhill! UPDATE: I make these carrots A LOT! I have made them with splenda instead of sugar, light butter, and even fat free promise spread, basil as the herb, dill as the herb, and any way you make it, they still come out DELICIOUS! This is by far my families favorite carrot recipe!!!!!

[Charmie777]

These were very good and easy. Next time I might increase the sugar and decrease the amount of water. Thanks Bayhill!!