what can i do with carrots for xmas dinner?

[mindermummy]

Thanks

I just boil mine with sugar and salt - nothing fancy.

i am not doing anything with them, i will be looking forward to nice plain carrots.

Now batons or rounds...

Peel and chop, place in an oven proof dish with knobs of butter and cumin seeds - lush !

I boil mine & cover with sage butter

roast them
toss them in bit of butter and parsley
mash em up with parsnip and a pinch of cumin
stirfry in batons with garlic

i was thinking of creamed or honeyed maybe??

Leave them out for the reindeer .

Seriously though try this

3 cups sliced carrots
1/4 cup honey
2 tbsp. butter or margarine
2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
1-1/2 to 2 tsps. mustard
Heat salted water in saucepan to a boil . Add carrots, cover and cook 8 to 12 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender. Drain carrots; return to saucepan. Stir in honey, butter, parsley, and mustard. Cook and stir over low heat until carrots are glazed.

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Il like roasting them with sesame seeds and a very little honey.

I'm going to roast them with the parsnips.

Slice carrots finely. Put in pan with a dollop of butter, a crushed garlic clove and a teaspoon of sugar. Put in just enough water to cover them (you don't want too much water), bring to boil then simmer until cooked. They are delicious - sweet and buttery with a delicate garlic flavour.

we are having carrot and swede puree with tarragon.

carrot, swede, butter, dbl cream , lemon juice and fresh tarragon

we add a spoon of maple syrup to ours, then steam or boil. Rounds this year, last year we had frozen baby carrots.

don't boil - they lose all their vitamins and minerals and taste bland. Roast them in oil olive and season well for about 30-40 mins. Also best to leave the skin on (obviously wash well or use organic carrots) as the skin has a lot of nutrients in it. I never liked carrots when I was growing up and now I realise it's because of how they were cooked - soooo much nicer roasted - sweeter and juicier! enjoy!

roasted and caremelised in honey .. don't like boiling them

put snips in with them too

it's sprouts that worry me

Sprouts are good lightly steamed then panfried with pancetta, pine nuts and lemon zest.

super just written that on my shopping list

I'll be steaming mine, they taste miles better than boiled. I used to boil all the time but never again.

thanks all. im gonna roast with honey etc with the parsnips.x