Carrot Ginger Sauce Food

GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix 2 tablespoons each grated ginger, finely chopped ginger and finely chopped scallion in a small bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon white pepper. Heat 3 tablespoons vegetable oil in a small saucepan until smoking; pour over the ginger-scallion mixture and stir. Add a splash of water if the sauce is too thick. Season with salt.

GINGER-GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Combine carrots, honey, ginger, garlic, salt, and pepper in a saucepan over medium heat; stir until carrots are coated with honey. Cook until simmering, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover, and steam carrots until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

GINGER-SOY GLAZED RAINBOW CARROTS

Steps:

• Cook 1 pound halved peeled rainbow carrots in a large skillet with 1/4 inch salted boiling water until tender, 7 to 9 minutes. Drain, then return to the skillet. Add 2 tablespoons butter and 2 teaspoons grated peeled ginger; toss. Add 2 teaspoons each lemon juice and soy sauce; season with salt and pepper. Top with chives.

ORANGE-GINGER CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and thinly slice the carrots. Finely chop the onion. Peel and chop the garlic cloves. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add carrots, onion, garlic, and ginger and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Meanwhile grate the orange to yield 2 teaspoon grated zest. Juice orange to yield 1/2 cup orange juice.
• Add chicken stock, orange zest, and bay leaf to cooking vegetables. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until carrots are tender about 20 minutes.
• In a food processor or blender, puree soup in batches until smooth; return to saucepan. Stir in orange juice and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Mince cilantro or parsley to yield 2 tablespoons. Garnish each soup bowl with a dollop of sour cream or yogurt and sprinkling of cilantro and serve.

ROASTED CARROT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine the carrots, onion, olive oil and garlic in a small bowl, coating the carrots and onions with the olive oil. Spread mixture in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake until vegetables are tender and have achieved light color, about 45 minutes. Occasionally stir vegetables. Puree the roasted vegetables, lemon juice, and sea salt with enough stock to form a sauce.
• Variation:
• Use half parsnips and half carrots in the recipe. Follow same cooking instructions.

CORIANDER PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CARROT-GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine carrots, 3 cups water and 3/4 teaspoon salt in medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until carrots are very tender, about 30 minutes. Drain; reserve cooking liquid. Transfer carrots to processor. Puree until smooth. Add cream and ginger and process to blend. Transfer puree to heavy small saucepan. Add enough reserved cooking liquid to puree to form consistency of thick sauce. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm before serving.)
• Coarsely grind coriander seeds in spice grinder or blender. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Press coriander onto pork, coating completely. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in each of 2 heavy large nonstick skillets over medium-high heat. Add 1 pork tenderloin to 1 skillet and 2 pork tenderloins to second skillet. Brown pork on all sides and cook until thermometer inserted into center registers 155°F, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer pork to cutting board. Let rest 5 minutes. Cut pork into 1-inch-thick slices. Spoon sauce onto plates. Top with pork and serve.

GINGERED CARROTS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook carrots in a small amount of water until almost tender; drain. Add the butter, sugar and ginger; cook over low heat until carrots are heated through and evenly coated with butter mixture. Sprinkle with parsley.

SUMMER VEGETABLE RAGOUT WITH CARROT-GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• For sauce:
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, lemongrass, and ginger; sauté until slightly softened but not brown, about 5 minutes. Add apple and curry powder; saut�� until vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil, then flour and stir 1 to 2 minutes. Gradually pour in carrot juice; bring to boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer uncovered until sauce is slightly thickened and reduced to generous 2 1/2 cups, about 20 minutes. Strain sauce through fine strainer set over bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible; discard solids in strainer. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper. DO AHEAD: Sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Cover; chill. Rewarm before using.
• For vegetables:
• Preheat oven to 400&def;F. Place eggplant cubes in large bowl. Add 3 tablespoons oil and toss to coat; sprinkle with salt. Spread eggplant cubes in even layer on large rimmed baking sheet. Toss squash and remaining 2 tablespoons oil in same bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread squash in even layer on another large rimmed baking sheet. Roast until squash and eggplant are light golden and tender, turning occasionally, about 25 minutes for squash and 40 minutes for eggplant. Remove baking sheets with vegetables from oven and set aside. Fill large bowl with water and ice. Cook beans in large pot of boiling salted water until just crisp-tender, 2 to 4 minutes, depending on size of beans. Using tongs, transfer beans to bowl of ice water to cool. Drain. Maintain boiling water in same pot; add corn. Cook until corn is just tender, about 5 minutes. Drain corn. Cool slightly. Cut kernels off corn cobs; discard cobs. DO AHEAD: Vegetables can be made 4 hours ahead. Combine all vegetables on large rimmed baking sheet. Let stand at room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix garbanzo beans into vegetables; bake until heated through, about 15 minutes.
• Combine hot vegetables and hot carrot-ginger sauce in large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in arugula and basil.

MISO CARROT SAUCE WITH GINGER (JAPANESE SALAD DRESSING)

Steps:

• Put all ingredients except salt and pepper in a food processor and pulse a few times to mince carrots.
• If using a blender, turn on briefly and turn off and repeat a few times. Then let machine run for a minute or so until mixture is chunky-smooth.
• Taste and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve immediately or cover tightly and refrigerate for up to several days.

CARROT SAUCE

Steps:

• Dissolve the potato starch in the broth.
• Mix the potato starch mixture with the melted margarine.
• Stir constantly over low heat until mixture is smooth and thick.
• Add carrots and ketchup.
• Continue to cook over low heat for 5 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.