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Spiced roasted Chantenay carrots

These deliciously spiced roasted Chantenay carrots go well with roast poultry (goose, turkey or duck) as well as pork and lamb - so it’s a perfect side-dish during the winter festivities. If you don’t have enough space in your oven to bake it whilst your bird/joint is roasting, you can pre-cook this dish (even the day before) and reheat just before serving (in this case add the sugar during reheating); alternatively bake it while your roast is resting. As for the citrus fruit, use lemon or orange - depending on your main course and the other side dishes you're serving. For a big party double the amount of ingredients! For a healthier version you can use honey or maple syrup in place of the sugar.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: British
Calories: 1234

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g Chantenay carrots or other small carrots
  • 1 tsp grated ginger or ½ tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 clove of garlic minced
  • Juice and grated zest of ½ lemon or orange
  • 2 Tbsp soft butter or dairy-free spread
  • 1 Tbsp dark muscovado sugar
  • Salt and pepper

Method
 

  1. Put the carrots in an oven-proof dish.
  2. Mix the butter with the ginger, garlic, cinnamon and citrus zest. Add some seasoning.
  3. Scatter this all over the carrots. Drizzle over the citrus juice.
  4. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
  5. Turn over the carrots and sprinkle with the sugar.
  6. Bake for another 15 minutes until the carrots are tender and caramelised.