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Amaretto Carrots Recipe


Amaretto Carrots Recipe
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This is a recipe I dared to duplicate from a caterer at a party I attended and the result was great.

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Ingredients
  • 1 lb carrots , sliced (reserve green tops)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons amaretto liqueur
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/3 cup honey

Directions
  1. Place carrots in a medium saucepan; cover with water (about 1 1/2 cups). Add salt; cook over medium heat until fork-tender, about 10 minutes.
  2. Wash green tops and chill in ice water.
  3. Remove carrots to a warm dish and set aside. Ladle a tablespoon or two of cooking liquid into a small dish and set aside to cool.
  4. Add amaretto, almond extract and butter to saucepan; stir constantly until butter is melted.
  5. Whisk cornstarch into the small dish of reserved (cool) liquid; whisk cornstarch mixture into saucepan and continue cooking until sauce is thickened.
  6. Stir in honey.
  7. Return carrots to pan and heat through.
  8. Garnish with green carrot tops.

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Comments


Sounds supurb. Everybody likes carrots!


Nice. I've steamed the cut up carrots and once drained added in butter, salt, and honey but this amaretto flavor clearly is a great match with the carrots. Brava!


This sounds really good!!! ;)


I cannot wait to try this, thank you


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