Sweet Sour Carrot Compote With Cumin Food

SWEET & SOUR CARROT COMPOTE WITH CUMIN

Steps:

• Peel and grate the carrots.
• Chop onion into small dice.
• Heat a saucepan over medium heat and toast cumin seeds for about a minute.
• Add honey, vinegar and turmeric and stir till combined.
• Add carrots and onions (and raisins if you like them) and cook over low heat till onions are soft and translucent.
• Store in refrigerator.

SWEET AND SOUR CARROTS

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to boil and add the sliced carrots, cook until the carrots are just tender. Strain the carrots and let sit for 10 minutes. In a large bowl add the cooled carrots, onions, parsley, paprika, black pepper, cinnamon, chili flakes, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 cup orange juice, 1/2 cup red wine vinegar, 2 ounces olive oil. Season to taste with salt. Mix all the ingredients together well and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes. Garnish salad with 1 orange, peeled and sliced.

SWEET-AND-SOUR CARROTS

Steps:

• Halve 1 pound carrots lengthwise and cut into 3-inch pieces; steam until tender, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, simmer 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 smashed garlic clove and a pinch of salt until syrupy, about 3 minutes. Add a pinch of red pepper flakes. Season the carrots with salt and drizzle with the sweet-and-sour sauce. Top with chopped parsley.

SWEET AND SOUR CARROTS OR COPPER PENNIES

Steps:

• Dice carrots then cook in boiling water until tender yet crisp. Drain and allow to cool. Combine tomato soup, vegetable oil, sugar, vinegar, dry dill and salt and bring to a simmer. Let cool to room temperature. Pour mixture over carrots. Add green pepper and onion along with the mix and carrots.

SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE AND CARROTS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter.
• Add to the skillet the cabbage, carrots, onion and brown sugar.
• Cook, stirring often, for about 10-12 minutes until the veggies are well-browned and softened. (The veggies should lightly scorch).
• Remove from heat and stir in the soy sauce, vinegar and pepper.
• Serve hot.

SWEET AND SOUR SHREDDED CARROTS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine vinegar, water, sugar and salt.
• Place over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves.
• Place carrots in a heatproof bowl and pour hot vinegar mixture over carrots.
• Add fish sauce, stir to combine, and let cool.
• Place in a covered container and refrigerate for up to a month.

CARROTS WITH CUMIN

Steps:

• Combine cumin seeds, fennel seeds and cloves in small resealable plastic bag. Using mallet, finely crush spices.
• Heat olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add crushed spices, carrot slices, orange juice, grated orange peel, minced garlic and ground coriander. Bring liquid to simmer. Reduce heat to medium. Cover and simmer until carrots are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Uncover and simmer over medium-high heat until liquid thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Season carrots to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer carrots to bowl and serve immediately.

SWEET-AND-SOUR BABY CARROTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F.
• Toss carrots with oil and salt and pepper to taste in a shallow (1-inch-deep) baking pan. Roast in middle of oven, stirring once, until barely tender, about 20 minutes. Leave oven on.
• Stir together vinegar and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Drizzle over carrots, shaking pan to coat, then roast until carrots are tender and vinegar is evaporated, 5 to 8 minutes more.

SWEET & SOUR CARROTS

Steps:

• Place 1 in. of water and carrots in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 7-9 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add green pepper. Cover and cook 3 minutes longer or until tender. Drain and set aside. , Drain pineapple, reserving juice; add enough water to the juice to measure 3/4 cup. Set pineapple aside. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in the pineapple juice mixture, vinegar and soy sauce until smooth. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Stir in the reserved carrots and pineapple; heat through.

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.

SWEET AND SOUR CARROTS

Steps:

• Boil sliced carrots until crips-tender; drain and remove from pan.
• In the same pan combine all other ingredients, cook over medium until bubbly.
• Add carrots back into the pan, stir and cook until heated through.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN THIGHS WITH CARROTS

Steps:

• Pat chicken dry. Stir together 1 1/2 tsp salt with paprika, cinnamon and pepper. Rub onto chicken.
• Heat oil and brown chicken in 2 batches, turning over once, about 10 minutes per batch.
• Transfer browned chicken to a plate.
• Discard all but 3 TBS of fat from the skillet and add onion and carrots. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tsp salt and pepper to taste. Cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally until onion softens and begins to brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring 1 minute longer.
• Return chicken to skillet, skin side up, nestling it into vegetables. Stir together honey, water, lemon juice until blended and add to skillet, then cook over moderately low heat, covered, until chicken is cooked through and carrots are tender, 25 to 30 minutes. If necessary skim fat from sauce, then add salt to taste.
• Sprinkle with herbes just before serving.

SOUR CHERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar and lemon juice in heavy medium saucepan. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into saucepan; add bean. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil until thin syrup forms, about 7 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; add cherries. Stir 1 minute. Cool compote. Cover and chill until cold. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.)