Chef John's Bourbon Glazed Carrots recipe
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Ingredients
- ½ cup butter 2 pounds carrots, peeled, cut into equal-sized pieces ½ teaspoon salt, or more to taste ½ cup bourbon whiskey ⅓ cup brown sugar 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste freshly ground black pepper to taste 2 sprigs fresh thyme leaves for garnish
Nutrition Info
- 292.1 caloriescarbohydrate: 26.7 gcholesterol: 40.7 mgfat: 15.7 gfiber: 4.3 gprotein: 1.6 gsaturatedFat: 9.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 410.9 mgsugar: 19 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chef John's Bourbon Glazed Carrots
Directions
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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.