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As many of you know, I absolutely love my fresh veggies and my motto is "Eat Foods with Lots of Colors". Well carrots are certainly very colorful. Did you know that carrots weren't always orange and they come in other colors too? I didn't know that until recently. They were originally purple and didn't become orange until sometime in the 16th century! The original purple carrot was hybridized with different wild varieties. This new yellow mutant was brought to the west from Asia and other wild varieties were cross bred with other varieties and formed the orange carrot that we know of today! The purple variety, however, are usually orange or white on the inside. Interesting stuff, eh? Yeah I thought so too!! Carrots and all veggies in general are so colorful and delicious. The health benefits are amazing! This recipe originally comes from Ina Garten in her "Barefoot Contessa at Home" cookbook. If you are trying to get your kids to eat their veggies, try these carrots out on them or even find the purple kind. They will certainly love the color!
Here is a picture of carrots in different colors, shapes and sizes
To see how I made my Orange Honey Glazed Carrots, keep reading!
Here is a picture of carrots in different colors, shapes and sizes
To see how I made my Orange Honey Glazed Carrots, keep reading!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs carrots
- 2 tbsp. unsalted butter or margarine
- 2 tbsp. honey
- 1 tsp. fresh ginger, minced
- 1 tsp. grated orange zest
- ½ cup orange juice
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Peel the carrots and cut them diagonally into 1 inch pieces
- In a large Dutch oven add the water, butter, honey, ginger, salt and pepper and bring to a boil
- Once boiling add the carrots, cover and simmer for 5 minutes
- Add the orange juice and zest to the pan and mix into the carrots
- Remove the cover and cook for about 10-15 minutes, until the water has evaporated.
- Simmer for another 5 minutes until the carrots are crisp-tender and the sauce becomes a glaze
- Taste and re-season, if necessary
- Serve and enjoy!
P.S. For another great side dish, check out my Cornbread Casserole which would be great for Thanksgiving as well.
Carole says
February 17, 2014 at 12:12 pmI need to find me some purple carrots! Cheers from Carole of Carole’s Chatter
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Sandi says
February 17, 2014 at 6:19 pmThanks Carole and have a great day! 🙂
Tamara says
February 18, 2014 at 6:37 pmI make glazed carrots a couple of weeks ago, but may have to try these. Thanks
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Sandi says
February 19, 2014 at 2:57 pmThank you Tamara!! I think you will like it. It’s healthy and very colorful, for sure! 🙂 Have a great day!! 🙂
Cindy @ Hun... What's for Dinner? says
February 20, 2014 at 11:56 amI love glazed carrots and these look fabulous. Thanks for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday. Hope you are having a good week, Sandi!
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Sandi says
February 20, 2014 at 12:22 pmThanks Cindy!! Have a great week! 🙂
Rachel says
February 20, 2014 at 1:07 pmWe love carrots…but I totally didn’t know they used to be purple! Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board!
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Sandi says
February 20, 2014 at 5:01 pmThanks so much Rachel! 🙂 Have a great day!
Michelle says
February 20, 2014 at 5:49 pmThe combination of orange, honey, and ginger with carrots sounds good. I usually make glazed carrots with brown sugar and mustard, but that ginger-orange pair is calling me! Thank you for sharing, Sandi.
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Sandi says
February 20, 2014 at 6:04 pmThanks so much Michelle!! Have a great evening 🙂
Gloria // Simply Gloria says
February 22, 2014 at 11:54 amAbsolutely gorgeous! Carrots happen to be my fave!
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Sandi says
February 23, 2014 at 10:09 amThanks so much Gloria! I hope you have a great day! 🙂
Laura@baking in pyjamas says
February 23, 2014 at 11:07 amI love heirloom carrots, what a nice way to put them to use. Thanks for linking up at Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again this weekend!
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Sandi says
February 24, 2014 at 7:56 amThank you very much Laura!! Enjoy your day! 🙂
Betsy @ Romance on a Dime says
February 25, 2014 at 11:29 amLooks delicious!! Thanks for linking up!!
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Sandi says
February 25, 2014 at 1:19 pmthank you Betsy!! Have a great day! 🙂
Cydney Vargo says
November 5, 2017 at 4:48 pmIt states water but I don’t see how much you’ve added only the orange juice.
Sandi says
November 5, 2017 at 5:55 pmHi Cydney, so sorry about that….it’s a 1/4 cup. Thank you for pointing that out to me and thank you for stopping by my site. Hope to have you again! 🙂
Vasundhra says
December 13, 2017 at 9:14 pmI love carrots and was looking for a recipe when I came across this post. Will definitely try this and I am sure it will taste delicious.
Sandi says
December 14, 2017 at 8:18 amHi! Thanks for stopping by and I know you will definitely love the carrots! Have a great day! 🙂