Glazed Carrots With Bacon Food

GLAZED ROASTED CARROTS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Toss carrots with oil; spread onto parchment-covered rimmed baking sheet. Bake 20 to 25 min. or until carrots are tender and lightly browned, stirring after 13 min.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in large skillet 8 to 10 min. or until crisp, turning frequently. Remove from skillet; drain on paper towels. Chop or crumble into small pieces.
• Cook vinegar, sugar and soy sauce in large skillet on medium heat 5 to 7 min. or until slightly thickened, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Add butter and bacon; stir until butter is completely melted and sauce is well blended. Add parsley and carrots; stir until evenly coated with sauce.

CHEF JOHN'S BOURBON GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
• When butter foams up, add carrots. Season with salt and cook, stirring, until liquid from carrots evaporates and carrots begin to brown around the edges, 5 or 6 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Carefully pour in bourbon. Cook and stir until bourbon is almost evaporated, about 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle in brown sugar. Stir until carrots are almost cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• When carrots are nearly tender, raise heat to medium-high to thicken the glaze, 15 to 30 seconds.
• Season with cayenne pepper and ground black pepper. Transfer to serving dish and garnish with fresh thyme leaves, if desired.

GLAZED CARROTS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Boil carrots for about 15 minutes or until tender.
• Drain and set aside.
• Cook bacon until crisp drain on paper towels, reserving 1 tablespoon of drippings in the pan, crumble and set aside.
• Saute onions in the pan with the drippings until clear.
• Stir in brown sugar, pepper, and carrots cook stirring often until heated through and glazed about five minutes.
• Place in serving dish and sprinkle with bacon.
• Prep and cooking times are estimated.

BACON WRAPPED HONEY GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Select 12 carrots of similar size and thickness from the package. Wash and peel carrots. Leave the carrots whole, do not cut the ends off.
• Wrap a piece of bacon tightly around each carrot. Overlap the ends so the bacon is secured. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place on the prepared baking sheet and roast for 30 minutes or until carrots are soft and bacon is starting to crisp.
• In a microwaveable bowl, warm the honey for 20 seconds to help make the honey easier to glaze. Brush the carrots with warm honey.
• Return the carrots back to the oven for the last 5 minutes. Remove when the honey starts to bubble and the bacon is golden and crisp. If you want the bacon crispier, you can turn the oven to broil for about 1 minute, but watch it very closely or it will burn.
• Remove carrots from the oven and serve! If desired, garnish carrots with fresh chopped parsley.

ORANGE-GLAZED CARROTS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cut tops off carrots. Coarsely chop enough tops to measure 2 Tbsp.; reserve for later use. Peel carrots; cook in boiling water in Dutch oven 5 to 10 min. or until crisp-tender. Drain carrots, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.
• Cook bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 2 Tbsp. drippings. Wipe skillet with paper towel.
• Bring reserved cooking water and orange juice just to boil in same skillet. Add dry gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add reserved bacon drippings and carrots; cook 2 to 3 min. or until carrots are glazed and tender, stirring frequently. Stir in orange zest.
• Transfer carrots and sauce to platter. Crumble bacon; sprinkle over carrots. Sprinkle with chopped carrot tops.

GLAZED CARROTS WITH BACON AND PECANS

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until crisp.
• Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon drippings from the pan.
• Add the pecans and cook about 3 minutes.
• Transfer the pecans to the plate with the bacon.
• Add the carrots, salt, 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar, chicken broth, and thyme to the skillet.
• Bring to a boil, covered, over medium-high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium and simmer, about 5 minutes.
• Uncover, increase the heat to high, and simmer rapidly, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the butter and remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar to the skillet. Toss the carrots to coat and cook, about 3 minutes.
• Off heat, add the lemon juice and toss to coat.
• Transfer the carrots to a serving dish, scraping the glaze from the pan into the dish.
• Season to taste with pepper, sprinkle the bacon and pecans on top.
• Serve immediately.