23. Braised Carrots

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
50 Ways to Cook a Carrot

By Peter Hertzmann

Published 2020

  • About

Should good fortune bring some really fat carrots your way, especially if they are more cylindrical than tapered, choose braising as your method of cooking. Braising is an old method of cooking that combines simmering and steaming and is often reserved for large pieces of tough meat.

Method

The equipment

Braising can be done on your stovetop or in your oven. Any lidded saucepan that is large enough to hold the carrots in a single layer works for the stovetop. If the lid is ovenproof, it would also work in your oven. A baking dish large enough to hold the carrots in a single layer works for oven braising. Since most baking dishes don’t have cov