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Sauteed Carrots with Brown Sugar +Video
Sauteed carrots are an easy-to-make, 10 minute holiday side dish. This baby carrot recipe features a lip smacking minty brown sugar glaze!
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
5
minutes
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Total Time
10
minutes
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Course:
side dishes
Cuisine:
Melting Pot
Servings:
4
servings
Author:
Kevin Is Cooking
Ingredients
1
lb
baby carrots
or regular carrots (See Note 1)
1/4
cup
butter
1/4
cup
brown sugar
1/2
tsp
dried mint
salt and pepper
to taste
1/8
tsp
red pepper flakes
(optional)
2
fresh mint leaves
finely chopped (optional garnish)
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Place carrots in a sauté pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer them for 2 minutes.
Drain water off and add butter, brown sugar and dried mint. Shake pan to coat carrots, stir, and continue cooking over medium heat.
Cook for 3 minutes until glaze is thick and bubbling.
Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste and optional red pepper flakes, if desired. Garnish with finely chopped fresh mint and serve.
One serving of baby carrots is a heaping 1/2 cup, or 6 oz.
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Notes
If using traditional sized carrots, peel and quarter lengthwise then cut on the bias into 2-inch thick pieces.
Nutrition
Serving:
0.5
cup
|
Calories:
458
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
62
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
23
g
|
Saturated Fat:
14
g
|
Cholesterol:
61
mg
|
Sodium:
609
mg
|
Potassium:
1207
mg
|
Fiber:
10
g
|
Sugar:
44
g
|
Vitamin A:
61880
IU
|
Vitamin C:
21.6
mg
|
Calcium:
150
mg
|
Iron:
1.5
mg