Golden Carrot Coins - Carlton Cooks!

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Today my friend Finnegan and I are sharing the recipe for Golden Carrot Coins

GOLDEN CARROT COINS

Good cooks know the word: Roast

To use dry heat and hot air, often from an oven or open fire, to cook foods like meat and vegetables.

To make Golden Carrot Coins you need carrots, butter, olive oil, honey and one orange. — To make Golden Carrot Coins you will need carrots, olive oil, butter, honey and one orange

INGREDIENTS:

¾ pound of carrots (This will be 3-4 carrots depending on their size.)

1 Tablespoon of olive oil

1 Tablespoon of butter, melted

1 Tablespoon of honey

½ teaspoon of grated orange zest (the colorful outer part of the peel)

2 Tablespoons of orange juice

Salt and pepper to your taste

TOOLS:

One vegetable peeler

Measuring spoons

One roasting pan or cookie sheet with raised sides, greased

One small saucepan

One zester or grater

One hand-held citrus juicer

Mixing spoon

DIRECTIONS:

Step 1:

First, preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Next, wash and peel the carrots.

Pour a bit of olive oil in the palm of your hand and rub it over each carrot until they are covered with oil.

To make Golden Carrots Coins, begin by rubbing olive oil on the peeled carrots to help them roast evenly. — Before roasting the carrot, rub them with a bit of olive oil to help them roast evenly.

Place the carrots on the roasting pan or cookie sheet. (Line the pan with foil if desired to make cleanup easier.) Roasting the carrots will make them easier for you to cut.

Roast the carrots uncovered at 400 for 12-15 minutes or until they soften and begin to brown at their edges.

When making Golden Carrot Coins, the edges of carrots rubbed with a bit of olive oil will caramelize, turn golden in color, and taste sweeter after roasting. — The edges of carrots rubbed with a bit of olive oil will caramelize, turn golden in color, and taste sweeter after roasting.

Remove carrots from the oven at let them cool.

Step 2:

While the carrots cook, make the carrot coin glaze.

Zest the orange.

Juice the orange.

In a small saucepan, mix together the honey, melted butter, and the zest and juice from the orange. Cook over medium heat 3-5 minutes or until the glaze begins to thicken. Remove from heat.

Step 3:

When the carrots are cool enough to touch, slice them so that they look like thick coins. Some of the coins will be as round as a quarter. Others will be as round as nickels and dimes! All of them should be about ¼ -½ inch thick.

Add the carrots to the glaze in the saucepan.

Stir over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, or until carrots coins are heated. Watch to make sure the glaze does not burn.

Makes 6 servings.

Golden Carrot Coins make a a great side dish for your St. Patrick's Day dinner. — Golden Carrot Coins make a a great side dish for your St. Patrick’s Day dinner.

PS- Golden Carrot Coins are great when served as a side dish for your St Patrick’s Day dinner.