Ginger-Orange Glazed Carrots

Name: Ginger-Orange Glazed Carrots
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams baby carrots or peeled carrots, cut into 1/4-inch slices; 1 teaspoon ginger root, grated; 2 Tbsps agave nectar, sugar, or maple syrup; 118 milliliters fresh-squeezed orange juice; 1 teaspoon grated orange peel (plus additional for garnish); 0 teaspoons salt (optional or to taste); 355 milliliters water

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Ginger-Orange Glazed Carrots a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 82 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat each. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Easter will be even more special with this recipe. If you have baby carrots, ginger root, fresh-squeezed orange juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and vegan diet.

Instructions

Place the carrots in a medium-sized sauce pan and add salt and water. Cover and bring to a boil. Boil just until carrots are beginning to soften, about 3 minutes for very small carrots, longer for thicker carrots.

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Drain water and return carrots to sauce pan.

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Add the remaining ingredients to the carrots and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook uncovered, stirring often, until the liquid is reduced until very little–about a tablespoon–remains.

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Serve hot, warm, or cold with additional orange peel as garnish.

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