Drunken Carrots Recipes

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
• When butter foams up, add carrots. Season with salt and cook, stirring, until liquid from carrots evaporates and carrots begin to brown around the edges, 5 or 6 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Carefully pour in bourbon. Cook and stir until bourbon is almost evaporated, about 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle in brown sugar. Stir until carrots are almost cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• When carrots are nearly tender, raise heat to medium-high to thicken the glaze, 15 to 30 seconds.
• Season with cayenne pepper and ground black pepper. Transfer to serving dish and garnish with fresh thyme leaves, if desired.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, bring 1/2 in. of water to a boil. Add carrots. Cover and cook for 5-9 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and set aside., In the same skillet, cook butter and honey over medium heat until butter is melted. Remove from heat; stir in brandy. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Add the carrots, parsley, salt and pepper; heat through.

Steps:

• 1. Spay a square baking dish
• 2. Bake in 350 for 45 minutes
• 3. Mix brown sugar and whiskey pour over carrots
• 4. Return to oven bake 10 more minutes. Serve !

Steps:

• Liberally sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large cast-iron or heavy skillet over medium-high heat with EVOO, 2 turns of the pan. Brown the chicken well on both sides and remove to a plate. Add half of the herbs, the garlic, celery, bay leaf, carrots and onions to the skillet, season with salt and pepper, and cook 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the tomato paste and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Next add the wine and the raisins and bring to a bubble. Add the chicken back to skillet and cook, turning occasionally, 30 minutes at a simmer. Serve from the skillet or cool and store for make-ahead meal.
• To serve, top with the remaining herbs and pine nuts and serve with warm bread.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Toss carrots with 2 Tbsp. oil, 1 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast, tossing occasionally, until carrots are golden brown and tender, 25-35 minutes. Let cool.
• Meanwhile, pulse 1/4 cup pistachios in a food processor until a coarse paste forms. Add carrot tops and 2 cups basil. Pulse until a coarse purée forms. Add remaining 1/2 cup oil and pulse until combined; season with remaining 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper.
• Transfer carrots to a platter. Drizzle with pesto, then top with basil leaves and remaining 1/4 cup pistachios.

Steps:

• Combine habanero pepper, olive oil, vinegar, and soy sauce for pepper sauce in a small bowl; set aside.
• Combine fish sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, and white pepper for noodle sauce in another bowl; stir until sugar has dissolved and set aside.
• Place rice noodles in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak until tender, 4 to 8 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with cold water and leave in a colander until well drained.
• Meanwhile, combine ginger, garlic, and basil in a small bowl.
• Slice scallion greens and put in a small bowl for garnishing. Slice scallion whites and put in another bowl with bok choy, snow peas, bean sprouts, bell pepper, and onion.
• Heat oil in a wok or pan over medium-high heat until searing hot, but barley smoking. Add chicken; sear quickly on both sides until 90% cooked, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer chicken to a clean bowl. If the wok was hot enough when you added the chicken, there should be little to no residue on the bottom. If there is, wash or switch pans before continuing.
• Add a small splash of oil to the wok. Dump in the ginger mixture with 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper sauce. Cook for 30 seconds. Add the bowl of vegetables; cook, stirring frequently and scraping the bottom of the wok, until tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Return chicken to the wok and stir-fry until cooked through, 30 seconds to 1 minutes. Add noodles and fish sauce; cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Taste and add 1/4 teaspoons pepper sauce until a good level of spice has been achieved. Cook and stir until everything is well coated in sauce and takes on a light brown color, 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Garnish with scallion greens and serve with lime wedges and remaining pepper sauce.