Glazed carrots

• 1 lb (450 g) new carrots
• ½ small onion
• 1

Scrape the carrots and cut in slices or in dice. Peel and finely chop the onion. Put carrots and chopped onion into a saucepan, add the bay leaf, sugar, butter and sufficient water to just cover the vegetables. Cover with a pan lid and simmer gently for about 15–20 minutes until carrots are tender.

Remove the pan lid and continue to simmer carrots until the cooking liquid evaporates. Wh