Braised Carrots With Cumin And Red Pepper Food

BRAISED CARROTS WITH CUMIN AND RED PEPPER

Steps:

• Cut the carrots lengthwise, or quarter them if you wish.
• Warm the olive oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the carrots and turn them in the oil to coat. Season generously with salt. Add the garlic and 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cover the pan. Cook for about 10 minutes, until the carrots are just tender.
• Remove the lid, raise the heat, and let any remaining water cook away.
• Sprinkle the cumin, red pepper and paprika over the carrots and transfer them to an oven-proof serving dish. Serve hot or at room temperature. The carrots may be left at room temperature for 2 to 3 hours, or refrigerated and brought to room temperature, before reheating in a 400-degree oven for 10 minutes.

ROASTED CARROTS WITH CUMIN AND CORIANDER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375˚. Line a baking sheet with foil. In a large bowl, toss the carrots with the honey, olive oil, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, 1 tablespoon salt and 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Arrange them in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
• Roast in the oven, stirring halfway through, until the carrots are tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, 20 to 25 minutes. Drizzle the vinegar over the carrots and taste a tiny piece for seasoning. Serve immediately.

ROASTED CARROTS WITH TURMERIC AND CUMIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Cut the carrots in half lengthwise and crosswise. If the carrots are fat at one end, cut the fat half in half again lengthwise, so that the pieces are more or less equal in thickness. Place in a large bowl and toss with the olive oil, salt and pepper, and thyme leaves.
• Heat a heavy baking sheet in the oven for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the oven and place the carrots on it in one layer. Roast for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring the carrots every 10 minutes. They should be slightly caramelized and tender.
• While the carrots are in the oven place the cumin and coriander seeds in a mortar and pestle and grind. Add the soft butter, turmeric and Aleppo pepper or chili powder and stir with the pestle until well amalgamated. Transfer to a large pan.
• Remove the carrots from the oven when done and add to the pan with the spice butter and the mint. Toss together, taste and adjust salt and pepper. Serve from the pan or transfer to a platter.

CUMIN-ROASTED CARROTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a dry small skillet, toast coriander and cumin seeds over medium heat 45-60 seconds or until aromatic, stirring frequently. Cool slightly. Grind in a spice grinder, or with a mortar and pestle, until finely crushed., Place carrots in a large bowl. Add melted coconut oil, garlic, salt, pepper and crushed spices, and toss to coat. Divide carrots between two 15x10x1-in. baking pans coated with cooking spray, spreading evenly., Roast 35-40 minutes or until crisp-tender and lightly browned, stirring and rotating pans halfway. Before serving, sprinkle with cilantro if desired.

BRAISED CABBAGE, CARROTS & ONIONS

Steps:

• Add cabbage, carrots and parsley, to butter in a medium sauce pan, and mix until well coated with butter.
• Stir in salt, pepper and broth.
• Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender-crisp and still quite bright in colour.
• If too much liquid remains in skillet near the end of the cooking time, uncover and increase heat to high for a minute.
• Stir often while liquid evaporates.

HERB BRAISED CARROTS

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large pan over medium heat until completely melted. Add carrots and shallot to pan; cook and stir until the carrots are coated in butter and shallots are slightly soft, about 5 minutes.
• Stir vegetable stock, thyme, ground nutmeg, and ground sumac into the carrots; cover pan, reduce heat to low, and cook and stir until most of the liquid has disappeared, about 15 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat and garnish carrots with rosemary, sage, salt, and white pepper.

CUMIN ROASTED CARROTS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F, or a grill to high (if you are outside, prepare a campfire). Cut any large carrots in half lengthwise and crosswise.
• Drizzle a large sheet of foil with some oil. Arrange the carrots in a flat, single layer over half the sheet of foil. Drizzle the carrots with more oil and sprinkle with the garlic, cumin and salt and pepper. Top the carrots with the butter and drizzle with the honey. Fold the foil in half over the carrots and fold the edges to seal and form a pouch. To avoid crowding the carrots, make two pouches if necessary.
• Cook the pouch in the oven or on a grill or campfire for 15 minutes. To serve, cut open the pouch tableside and finish with a sprinkle of parsley.

SAUTEED CARROTS WITH RED BELL PEPPER AND DILL

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add carrots and sauté until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Add bell pepper and water. Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, 5 minutes. Add dill. Season with salt and pepper.

SAUTEED CORN, CARROTS, ONION, AND RED BELL PEPPER

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium-high heat in large saucepan.
• Add onions, garlic, and bell peppers, and sauté until tender.
• Add corn and carrots (be sure they are thawed)and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until heated through.
• Add salt, pepper, basil, and Spike seasoning and mix well.
• Simmer for 3-5 minutes more.
• Note: You can substitute another all-purpose seasoning for Spike.

CUMIN CARROTS

Steps:

• Put the carrots in a shallow saucepan and just cover with water. Add the star anise, butter and 1 tsp salt, then bring to the boil and simmer for 10 mins until the carrots are just cooked. Leave the carrots to cool a bit in the liquor, then remove and pat dry.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Roll the carrots in the cumin, patting off any excess.
• Carefully fry the carrots until golden brown. Serve straight away, or keep warm in the oven until ready to serve.

SAUTEED CARROTS AND RED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a non-stick skillet heat butter and oil over moderate heat until foam subsides and cook carrots and bell peppers, stirring, 10 minutes, or until carrots are just tender. Season vegetables with salt and pepper.

HONEY ROASTED CARROTS WITH CUMIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Put carrots into a large sealable plastic bag; add honey, olive oil, cumin, salt and black pepper. Seal the bag and manipulate the contents until the carrots are completely coated; pour into a baking dish.
• Roast in the preheated oven until just tender, or to your desired degree of doneness, 30 to 40 minutes.