Orange Ginger Carrots With Bourbon Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S BOURBON GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
• When butter foams up, add carrots. Season with salt and cook, stirring, until liquid from carrots evaporates and carrots begin to brown around the edges, 5 or 6 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Carefully pour in bourbon. Cook and stir until bourbon is almost evaporated, about 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle in brown sugar. Stir until carrots are almost cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• When carrots are nearly tender, raise heat to medium-high to thicken the glaze, 15 to 30 seconds.
• Season with cayenne pepper and ground black pepper. Transfer to serving dish and garnish with fresh thyme leaves, if desired.

ORANGE GINGER CARROTS

Steps:

• Cut carrots into 1/2" angle slicesCook carrots until tender-crisp in sauce pan and drain.
• Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt,ginger, and orange juice together and pour over carrots.
• Cook for 3 to 4 minutes stirring constantly until thickened.
• Add 2 tablespoons butter and toss.

CARROT BUNDT® CAKE WITH ORANGE-BOURBON GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch (12-cup) fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, allspice, and ginger in a medium bowl.
• Beat sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until slightly lightened in color. Add carrots and stir to coat. Fold in dry ingredients with a rubber spatula or large spoon until just barely combined with some small clumps; don't use a hand mixer. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the middle comes out mostly clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Transfer pan to a cooling rack and let cool, right-side up, for 15 minutes. Invert pan onto a plate and gently tap to remove the cake. Let cool completely.
• While cake is cooling, whisk butter, orange juice, orange zest, and bourbon together in a small saucepan over medium heat for glaze until boiling. Boil to fuse flavors, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and add powdered sugar, a small amount at a time, whisking until smooth before adding more. When glaze is at your desired consistency, liberally spoon over mostly-cooled cake.

ORANGE GINGER CARROTS

Steps:

• Slice each baby carrot into 2 or 3 pieces, then place in a 1 quart casserole dish with 1/4 cup water; cover and cook on high power 10 minutes or until tender.
• While carrots are cooking, combine sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg and ginger in a small saucepan; add orange juice.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens.
• Cook 1 minute, then remove from heat and stir in butter.
• If there is any water left in the carrots, pour it off, then pour sauce over carrots, tossing to coat evenly.
• Cover and let stand 4 to 5 minutes before serving.