Moroccan Carrots
Adapted from Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook.
If you use the tri-color carrots that have started turning up in supermarkets and Trader Joe's, the result is gorgeous.
Serves 4 to 6.
Ingredients
6 large carrots or 8 - 10 slimmer carrots, peeled
Kosher salt
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper or red chile flakes
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Instructions
1. Put the carrots in a large, deep skillet, just barely cover with water and add a pinch of salt. Cook over medium-high heat until the carrots are just beginning to soften, 8 to 12 minutes depending on the thickness of the carrots. Remove the carrots with a slotted spoon and set aside; reserve the cooking liquid. When they are cool enough to handle, cut thicker carrots into half-inch-thick half-moons about and slice slimmer carrots into discs and set aside.
2. Simmer the carrot-cooking liquid until reduced and almost syrupy, about 15 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for about 1 minute more. Off the heat, add the oil, orange juice, lemon juice, cilantro, mint, Aleppo pepper, cumin and 1 teaspoon salt. Whisk well to combine. Toss the carrots in the mixture and refrigerate before serving.
Moroccan Carrots
Ingredients
- 6 large carrots or 8 - 10 slimmer carrots, peeled
- Kosher salt
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
- 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper or red chile flakes
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
Instructions
- Put the carrots in a large, deep skillet, just barely cover with water and add a pinch of salt. Cook over medium-high heat until the carrots are just beginning to soften, 8 to 12 minutes depending on the thickness of the carrots. Remove the carrots with a slotted spoon and set aside; reserve the cooking liquid. When they are cool enough to handle, cut thicker carrots into half-inch-thick half-moons about and slice slimmer carrots into discs and set aside.
- Simmer the carrot-cooking liquid until reduced and almost syrupy, about 15 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for about 1 minute more. Off the heat, add the oil, orange juice, lemon juice, cilantro, mint, Aleppo pepper, cumin and 1 teaspoon salt. Whisk well to combine. Toss the carrots in the mixture and refrigerate before serving.
