Glazed Carrots II

Sliced carrots get a simple glaze from orange juice, butter, and brown sugar.

Cook the carrots until tender first, then drain them and stir with the glaze ingredients until they look glossy.

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Before you start

Clean and peel the carrots, then cut them into ovals.

Ingredient notes

• Carrots: Cut them into ovals before cooking them in water.
• Orange juice, butter, and brown sugar: Add these after draining the cooked carrots so they can form the glaze.

Glazed Carrots II recipe

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Glazed Carrots II

Tender carrot ovals coated in an orange juice, butter, and brown sugar glaze.

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Prep Time 0 minutes mins

Servings: 4

Course: Side Dish

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 1 lb fresh carrots, cleaned/skinned/cut into ovals
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Method

 

1. Start cooking the carrots with a little water covering them.
2. Cook until the carrots are tender.
3. Drain the carrots.
4. Add the orange juice and stir.
5. Add the butter and brown sugar.
6. Simmer and stir until the butter and sugar melt and the carrots look glazed.

Tips for success

Drain the tender carrots before adding the orange juice.

Stir the carrots as the butter and sugar melt and coat them.

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