Friday, April 03, 2009

Diet Food : Glazed Carrots

Ingredients :

1 pound baby carrots
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup apple juice
2 tablespoons of fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon cumin, toasted for 3 minutes in a hot oven.
1 teaspoon white pepper
A pinch of salt

Method :

1. In boiling water, cook carrots for about 10 minutes or until tender. Let
carrots cool.

2. Melt butter and sugar in a pot. Stirring often.

3. Reduce heat and cook for 5 minutes to caramelize, remove from heat.

4. Add juice, bring to a boil and reduce heat. Liquid will be a light syrup.

5. Add the carrots, ginger and cumin to the liquid. Stir.

6. Cook mixture on medium heat until glazed. Add salt and pepper.

Yield: Serves 4

Nutritional information (per serving)

Cal 110,
Fat 3 G,
Chol 8 mg,
Sod 339 mg,
Carb 20 G,
Sugar 16 G,
Pro 1.4 G,
Cal 41 mg,
Iron 1 mg.

Source : low fat good cook.

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