Ingredients
- baby carrots 2 lbs
- salt 1.5 tsp
- unsalted butter 1.5 tbsp
- brown sugar 3/8 cup
- zest of 1 orange
- spice mix 3/4 tsp
Spice Mix – makes 6 tsp
This spice mix is also really good blended into butter!
- ground cardamom 1.5 tbsp
- ground cinnamon 3/4 tsp
- ground mace 1/4 tsp
- ground cloves 1/4 tsp
- ground grains of paradise 1/8 tsp
Steps
- grind spices (if needed)
- mix spices and set aside
- boil water
- cook carrots in boiling water with salt 8 min or until done (fork tender)
- in a separate pot, melt butter and sugar
- zest orange
- add spices and orange zest to butter and sugar and stir to combine
- keep mixture on low until carrots finish cooking
- drain carrots
- add carrots to pan with sugar mixture and stir to coat
- turn heat up to medium and stir for a few minutes to ensure carrots are thoroughly coated