What do you do with your humble carrot?

Hairybudda · 10 Jun 2011 at 19:31

Freefaller said:
The only way I don't really like them is boiled.

So long as they're not boiled to death they are still pretty awesome, or even steamed which is pretty similar.

Jegethy · 10 Jun 2011 at 20:23

I love roasted carrots with a bit of honey. Actually, plenty of veg are great roasted. Also something I made a while ago and really enjoyed was Roast Carrot and Garlic soup. It was delicious, but I don't remember the recipe I followed.

DirtyJester · 10 Jun 2011 at 20:25

...as my posting above or feed them to the dog

Ahleckz · 10 Jun 2011 at 20:47

I LOVE raw carrots but can not stand them if they have come anywhere near heat. Cooked carrots, in any way, are probably my most hated food, alongside cooked mushrooms. Bleugh.
Raw all the way!

DirtyJester · 10 Jun 2011 at 21:36

Ahleckz said:
I LOVE raw carrots but can not stand them if they have come anywhere near heat. Cooked carrots, in any way, are probably my most hated food, alongside cooked mushrooms. Bleugh.
Raw all the way!

Oh man wild sautéed mushrooms are delicous !

Participant · 11 Jun 2011 at 10:50

Thanks guys, I went with the honey glazed option.

I firstly trimmed the leaf and peeled the carrots to make them look cheffy, then tossed them in a frying pan with some melted butter with two smashed cloves of garlic, sea salt, and freshly ground black pepper. I then added a teaspoon of caster sugar and a teaspoon of honey, along with roughly 350ml of chicken stock and left them bubbling away for about 15 minutes, by which time (by some fluke) the carrots were 'a point' and all of the liquid had just evaporated, leaving the sticky glaze. They were really good!

No pics I'm afraid, but they looked and tasted great!

Edit - they basically looked like this but a bit shorter and slightly chubbier (not Chantenay though), and with a glaze:

Ahleckz · 11 Jun 2011 at 11:31

DirtyJester said:
Oh man wild sautéed mushrooms are delicous !

Eugh, not coming round yours for dinner!

oli collett · 11 Jun 2011 at 13:47

Boiled carrots are awful. I either roast or cook in butter/oil in a pan

DirtyJester · 11 Jun 2011 at 20:27

Ahleckz said:
Eugh, not coming round yours for dinner!

lol your loss

timmy85 · 13 Jun 2011 at 09:05

FrenchTart said:
Fairly simple recipe - par boil them then roast them in olive oil. Towards the end of the cooking add a load of honey. Nom

this

SCMRubix · 15 Jun 2011 at 02:04

Never eat cooked carrots, only raw.
Have tried boiled, roasted, steamed etc but have never liked the flavour

Flare · 16 Jun 2011 at 01:06

SCMRubix said:
Never eat cooked carrots, only raw.
Have tried boiled, roasted, steamed etc but have never liked the flavour

Ahleckz said:
I LOVE raw carrots but can not stand them if they have come anywhere near heat. Cooked carrots, in any way, are probably my most hated food, alongside cooked mushrooms. Bleugh.
Raw all the way!

I wouldn't say I feel quite as strongly as you but I don't like carrots unless they are anything other than fresh and raw. Truly the nicest way to eat them! They are just unpleasantly sweet when cooked.

pspcpog · 17 Jun 2011 at 12:11

I use it for any stir fry.

Flare · 17 Jun 2011 at 12:33

pspcpog said:
I use it for any stir fry.

I've never understood carrot in chinese, it just doesn't seem 'right.'

D1ngd0ng · 18 Jun 2011 at 12:39

Bake with honey and wholegrain mustard
Bake with cumin
caramalise in the pan with a mixture of stock, sugar and butter