Ginger And Honey Glazed Carrots

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 cups water
• 3 lbs young fresh baby carrots, with tops trimmed to 2 inches (peeled or scrubbed, or 3 pounds packaged baby carrots)
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 4 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 line a baking sheet with paper towels.
• 2 in a 12- or 14-inch heavy skillet bring water to boiling, add carrots.
• 3 return to boiling; reduce heat.
• 4 cover and simmer about 10 to 12 minutes or until carrots are just tender and drain.
• 5 (i prefer to use my cuisinart turbo convection steamer ).
• 6 carefully turn out onto prepared baking sheet.
• 7 (when green tops are left on carrots during cooking, they become very fragile. as the carrots cook, some of the tops may come off.).
• 8 pat dry with additional paper towels.
• 9 to glaze carrots, in the same heavy skillet combine margarine, honey, ginger, and salt.
• 10 stir constantly over medium heat until margarine is melted.
• 11 carefully add carrots.
• 12 toss gently for 2 to 3 minutes or until carrots are thoroughly coated with glaze and heated through completely.
• 13 to serve, arrange carrots in a shallow bowl or on a platter; drizzle with remaining glaze from pan.