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Aunt Janet’s Cirtrusy Glazed Carrots


  • Author: Dan Pelosi

What You'll Need

Scale
  • 4 lbs carrots
  • olive oil
  • ¾ cup dark brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 6 tablespoons salted butter

What You'll Do

  1. Preheat your oven to 400º.
  2. Peel and cut your carrots into 4 pieces, once in each direction. Coat your carrots in olive oil and place them on a baking sheet. Roast at 400º for an hour or so, tossing them halfway until they are as dark and crispy as you deserve. Set your carrots aside.
  3. A note: This is great step to do in advance. You can roast carrots and keep them in the refrigerator until you are ready for them. Just be sure to put them on the counter so they come to room temperature before the next steps!
  4. Okay, let’s get our glaze going! In a large pan, add ¾ cup dark brown sugar, ⅓ cup orange juice, 1 tablespoon orange zest, and 6 tablespoons salted butter. If you only have unsalted butter, just add a pinch of salt. Over medium heat, whisk the HECK out of your ingredients until they reduce into the goopiest glaze you have ever seen that begins to bubble.
  5. Add your carrots to the pan, tossing them in the glaze to coat and reheating them as needed. After a few minutes in the glaze over medium heat, your carrots will be glossy and glowing and delicious!
  6. Place your carrots in your serving dish, pouring all extra glaze over the top of carrots ensuring they are just the most decadent thing you have ever seen in your life!!!

Ok calm down (that was for me) and enjoy!