Description
Alton Brown’s glazed carrots showcase simple elegance with minimal ingredients and maximum flavor. Crisp carrots caramelize beautifully, offering sweet complexity you’ll savor alongside any main course.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (454 g) carrots, peeled and cut ¼-inch thick on the bias
- 1 cup (237 ml) ginger beer
- 1 ½ tbsps (22 ml) unsalted butter
- ½ tsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley leaves
- Heavy pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
- Pan Preparation: Heat a wide sauté pan over medium flame, combining diced carrots, ginger beer, butter, and kosher salt into the cooking vessel.
- Simmering Stage: Reduce heat and cover pan, allowing ingredients to gently tenderize and infuse flavors for 8-10 minutes, intermittently stirring to ensure even cooking and prevent adherence to pan surface.
- Glaze Development: Uncover pan and intensify cooking process, continuously stirring while liquid condenses into a rich, glossy coating that embraces the carrots with a luminous sheen.
- Finishing Touch: Transfer carrots to serving plate, ensuring each piece is generously coated with the reduced ginger beer glaze, then sprinkle freshly chopped parsley across the surface to introduce a verdant, aromatic element.
Notes
- Select Wide Pan: Choose a broad sauté pan to ensure even cooking and proper caramelization of carrots.
- Monitor Liquid Reduction: Watch carefully as ginger beer reduces to prevent burning and achieve a perfect glossy glaze.
- Control Heat Precisely: Adjust temperature between medium and low to maintain gentle cooking without scorching ingredients.
- Stir Strategically: Occasional stirring prevents carrot sticking and promotes uniform glazing throughout cooking process.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Side Dish
- Method: Sautéing, Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 162
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg