Sweet baby carrots braised in butter and fresh orange juice, with a pinch of sugar and fresh dill. Delicious, quick side meal for fish and all meats. Perfect for hot days.
Today we are preparing a lovely sweet and fairly quick side dish featuring baby carrots. In my recipe I predominantly use frozen carrots, over fresh, simply because they are not available all seasons. I find this side is best prepared with small (baby) carrots, rather than baby-cut carrots (larger carrots cut in smaller pieces). If you are a fan of carrots as a side, definitely check my recipe for candied honey air fryer carrots, which are prepared with mid-size carrots ( I call them teenage carrots).
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Baby carrots – frozen or fresh. I usually prepare this recipe with frozen carrots as fresh baby carrots are difficult to come by
- Fresh orange juice – makes carrots naturally sweeter
- Butter – for the perfect butter taste
- Fresh dill, finely chopped
- Brown sugar – or it could be substituted with honey
- Pinch of cumin powder – totally optional, but worth it in my opinion
- Water for boiling carrots in
How to prepare?
1st: Preboil (frozen) carrots for about 5 minutes, they should be soft, but not mushy.
2nd: Braise carrots in orange juice and butter on the stove top. Add all other ingredients. Serve.
Braised Baby Carrots with Butter and Orange
Equipment
- 1 frying pan non-stick
- 1 cooking pot with lid
Ingredients
- 500 g baby carrots, frozen (or fresh)
- 6 tbsp. butter
- 2 tbsp. brown sugar, or honey
- 1 tbsp. fresh dill, finely minced
- juice from one orange
- pinch of cumin powder,
- water for boiling carrots in
Instructions
- First, in a large soup pot with lid bring water to a boil and add carrots in. Boil for about 5-6 minutes on medium heat, or until carrots are almost cooked (but not mushy).
- Then, in a frying pan add butter, orange juice and sugar, let sugar dissolve on medium heat. Next, add carrots in and let cook for a few minutes under a lid.
- Stir frequently to braise carrots on all sides. Once orange juice has almost evaporated add minced dill & cumin and mix well.
- Finally, cook for a few minutes without the lid, then remove from stove top and serve immediately.
Notes
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