orange basil butter carrots
This was my husband’s creation for part of a special dinner just the two of us. It is amazing!
yield
2 -4
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For orange basil butter carrots
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2-3 lgcarrots
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7clementine oranges
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1/2 Tbspbasil, dried
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2 1/2 Tbspbutter, divided
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1/2 smonion, diced small
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1/2 tspsugar
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1/2 tspbrown sugar
How To Make orange basil butter carrots
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1First, with the Clementines, zest 1, juice 2 & peel & segment the remaining 4.
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2Cut carrots into matchsticks, then add to a small pot of salted boiling water & cook until just tender.
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3In a separate pan, sauté the onions in 1 Tablespoon of the butter until tender, then add the brown sugar. Cook until heated through & sugar coats the onions.
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4Drain the carrots in a colander, then return to pot over a low heat until the carrots dry up a bit to absorb the butter & sugars better.
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5Add the sweetened onions. Stir. Add the remaining butter & segmented Clementines.
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6Add the juice, zest & basil. Heat through.
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