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APRIL 10, 2009 2:37PM

Foodie Friday--Baked Carrots. What's Up Doc?

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Once, for a dinner party, I searched everywhere for a unique carrot recipe. I wanted that orange color to go with the rest of what I had prepared. I finally found this one in my grandmother’s old cookbook. I had to write it up and send it to guests.

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 2 cups peeled, shredded carrots
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 cup water


Melt butter in saucepan. Add onions and sauté for about 3 minutes. Add the carrots and stir.

Place in a baking dish (about 1 quart) Sprinkle with the salt and sugar. Pour over them the water. Cover and bake at 350 until they are tender (about 30 minutes or so.)

I'm not sure what "shredded" meant, so I used a thin matchstick slice on my madolin, a bit thinner than the matchstick carrots you'd find already done in the supermarket.

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Yum. I love carrots.
emma peel
April 10, 2009 02:42 PM
I'll try it. We eat a lot of carrots and a different way is always worth looking at.

Monte
Rev. Dr. Monte Canfield
April 10, 2009 03:57 PM
Sounds tastly - I'll have to put my food processor to use on this one!
bluesurly
April 10, 2009 04:35 PM
Karin: try a cheese sauce, such as cheddar.

Happy Easter everyone!
From The Midwest
April 10, 2009 04:48 PM
I think my kids might even eat this one. They will eat any veggie raw but hardly a cooked vegetable will pass their lips. I used to make something like this but it was a combo of carrots and beets, it was really pretty.
mamoore
April 10, 2009 06:02 PM
mamoore: the sugar might do the trick for the kids. Still here in MI. Had to bring the car back. I leave first thing on Monday. Actually, this was a great "transition." It got me out of Douglas/Saugatuck and forced me think of the future. I'm actually looking forward to NC, especially to start doing some art! Happy Easter!
From The Midwest
April 10, 2009 08:11 PM
That waskally wabbit thought up another good recipe for carrots.
thesagejournal
April 10, 2009 10:17 PM
Yum. I like fried sweet potatoes too.
b Koscelny
April 10, 2009 10:31 PM
sage: yea, they are pretty good. I once read an article in Psychology Today about the repressed "gay themes" and characters of Bugs Bunny. It was hard to argue against it . . .

Brenda: Somewhere I have a recipe for baked sweet potato sticks with thyme and chilis. Delicious.

Happy Easter!
From The Midwest
April 11, 2009 09:36 AM