Vegetables

Glazed Carrots - Virginia Style

  • 1 pound Carrots, peeled
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Margarine
  • 1 tablespoon Water

    • Microwave Oven Directions: Cut carrotslengthwise into long, thin strips. Place carrot strips in a glass dish. Coverwith plastic wrap. Cook on high setting 7 minutes. In glass measuring cup, combine sugar, margarine and water. Cook on high setting until sugar is dissolvedand sauce is bubbly (about 1 minute). Pour sauce over carrots. Cover dish with plastic wrap. Return to microwave oven and cook on medium setting 10 minutes,or until carrots are glazed.

    Conventional Oven Directions: In saucepan, cook carrots in 1 inch boiling salted water until carrots are tender-crisp. Transferto baking dish. In saucepan, combine sugar, margarine and liquid from carrots. Cook until sugar is dissolved and sauce is bubbly. Pour over carrots. Bake at 350°F about 20 minutes, until carrots are glazed.

    This recipe courtesy of the From My Kitchen Cookbook. 

    Contributed by Joe Olsen of Southampton, VA. 

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