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Whisky-glazed carrots with garlic and tarragon recipe

Whisky-glazed carrots with garlic and tarragon recipe

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This festive side dish is satisfyingly simple and can be left to cook while you prepare other trimmings for your Christmas Day lunch. Cook sweet carrots in a punchy whisky glaze and scatter with bittersweet tarragon for the ultimate vegan side dish that will definitely take your guests by surprise. See method

  • Serves 6
  • 5 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook
  • 92 calories / serving
  • Healthy
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
  • Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 750g Chantenay carrots
  • 50ml whisky
  • 30g sugar
  • 2 small garlic bulbs, cloves peeled
  • 3 tarragon or flat-leaf parsley sprigs, leaves chopped

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    385kj
    92kcal
    5%
  • Fat

    0g 1%
  • Saturates

    0g 1%
  • Sugars

    15g 16%
  • Salt

    0.1g 2%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 15.3g Protein 0.8g Fibre 3g

Method

  1. Put all the ingredients, except the herbs, in a saucepan with 150ml water.
  2. Bring to the boil, cover, and cook over a low heat for 20 mins, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has evaporated and created a glaze around the carrots.
  3. Scatter over the herbs; serve immediately.

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