I need inspiration in the name of carrots. I'm tired of how I prepare them, so I'm looking to you, dear Hatrack, for ideas to add some pizazz to carrots!
Posted by JennaDean (Member # 8816) on :
Sorry, quid dear, the only way I like carrots is raw with Curry Dip. Hey, that might be right up your alley!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Curry Dip? Recipe, please? Posted by JennaDean (Member # 8816) on :
Oh, it's so easy and I like it even better than Ranch Dressing (which I've been known to put on everything, except cheesecake ). Really good on raw veggies.
Mix together: 1 cup Mayonnaise 1 tsp curry powder 1 tsp garlic salt 1 tsp tarragon vinegar
It's better the longer it sits (in the fridge) as the flavors get stronger. Note of course that this is the American, white-bread, "store-boughten" version of curry, not the fancy stuff you make over there. I'm sure your kind would be even better.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
You're too funny, Jenna. I buy my curry powder at the grocery store, same as you do. I could make my own, but it's too much work and I'm too lazy. I could buy it at the local market, fresh made, but... that would be an extra trip and they'd overcharge me anyway. Besides, the grocery store stuff is good. Although I do mix my spices, so it could be argued...
I could also provide you with a link to some of my recipes for curry powder. After I load them onto my site, that is.
Which probably won't be today. Posted by Lynx (Member # 8760) on :
I usually just steam them, or from a can just dump them into the microwave, and then just put some brown sugar and butter on them. I don't know, my husband likes them that way, I like them plain. Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
I eat carrots raw. Crunchy!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I should specify existing limitations on the carrot parameter.
Fahim hates raw carrots. He also hates them plain. He likes seasoning, more seasoning, and even more seasoning. Spicy is always good, but not necessary. And he doesn't like sweet for veggies.
I know, the cross I have to bear...
But as for me, Lynx, I like it. I just know he'd never eat 'em that way. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
How about carrot soup? That's one of my favorite ways to eat them. Cook it like a squash or pumpkin soup, and puree it when it's done. You can add as much spice as you like. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
(And you can garnish with that spicy cream sauce.)
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Anybody who does not like raw carrots is undeserving of their crunchy goodness. Let him eat spinach!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I have a feeling they don't get much spinach there, am I right?
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
That is not actually relevant : I was not making a recommendation, but rather imposing a curse. He'll eat spinach or nothing; if it's nothing, well, that's just too bad.
Posted by RyanINPnet (Member # 8363) on :
Oh! Pick me! I have a good recipe.
This is my number one most favorite recipe. It is so simple yet so delicious. My dad made this recipe up for me when I was a baby...he said it was the only food I would eat.
To start out with you need to peel and slice up a whole bunch of carrots into very thin slices (a lot better if sliced at an angle, I use a mandolin for this). If I had to guess how many I would say 4-5 cups. 1 whole onion sliced into thin strands (not diced, that is yucky) 4 garlic cloves minced or finely chopped 2 cups Chicken Stock/Broth (more or less depending on your preference) 2 Tbls of Brown Sugar (again to taste) Fresh ground pepper
So after you have sliced up the onion and carrots, pour a little olive oil or peanut oil into a wok or big skillet and sauté the onions and garlic for a little while, do not let the garlic get too brown. Then mix in the carrots just to get them started cooking. After a minute or so mix in the chicken broth and pepper and simmer until the carrots are done to your taste. Then finally mix in the brown sugar and enjoy.
This is really one of my favorite foods. I eat it probably on a weekly basis just with homemade fried-rice or some salmon...it is so good.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
We have spinach here, but it's not like spinach you have. It's a different variety, or possibly not even a true spinach but called that because it's the closest English vegetable. Or something.
I mean, stick a stalk in the ground, it roots, and voila! More spinach.
It's mucilagenous.
So, uh, yeah, that really is a curse.
Hmm. Carrot soup. That's an idea. Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Just throw thinly-sliced carrots -- 5millimeters (3/16ths of an inch) or thinner; cut across the grain -- into any curry recipe, and the odds are it'll be a better curry dish. Works for chili recipes, and almost every other spicy-hot stew/sauce/etc; and nearly every highly-spiced stew/sauce/etc even when it isn't spicy-hot. Any stew with a highly errm...flavorful meat -- lamb, goat, deer, duck, etc -- will be improved with the addition of thinly-sliced carrots.
Or shred carrots into a batter, and fry. If you want, you can also add a little diced meat/shrimp/etc into the batter for flavoring. Then eat with a sauce of your choosing.
Stir-fry chopped green onions and shredded carrots, add left-over rice from yesterday, then toss in a couple or few eggs and add some salt&pepper while continuing to stir-fry. You can toss in other vegetable -- diced peppers, diced celery, fresh peas, young string beans, etc -- when you start also.
And no, I'm not a fan of carrots. I can eat them without being repulsed, but it ain't as if I'm "yum, goody, some carrots, yay" about them. And given a choice*, I won't eat cooked carrots if they're whole or in chunks.
However, I do like foods which are cooked with thinly-sliced or shredded (diagonally across the grain) carrots. They interact well with the other ingredients during the cooking process, usually resulting in a better dish.
* Having traveled in the ThirdWorld, I don't throw away food. So as long as it's been cooked (intentionally), I'll pret' near eat anything vaguely edible that ends up on my plate or in my bowl.
[ December 20, 2005, 10:21 AM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Ryan, how on earth did I miss your post? That's just... shocking! Yep, it looks like a good one, and I'll give it a try.
Aspectre, yep, I usually curry my carrots. I was just feeling bored. And uninspired. I get that way sometimes.
Chili. I need to make me some soon. Since I found the red kidney beans, that has happiness written all over it. My favorite chili is a cajun chicken chili. Yum! Hot enough to burn a hole through Fahim's tongue.
And you're giving a lot of great ideas that I just can't use. We can't get any flavorful meat, er game here. It don't exist. Nor do young beans or peas of any description except frozen died bright green hockey pucks. They're terrible. But the rest of it looks good.
quote:* Having traveled in the ThirdWorld, I don't throw away food. So as long as it's been cooked (intentionally), I'll pret' near eat anything vaguely edible that ends up on my plate or in my bowl.
Yep, I hear ya.
Thanks for the ideas. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
You want to have a yummy treat? Carrot muffins. Joy of Cooking (which I just returned to the library, or I'd type in the recipe) has a nice version.
Carrot Cake, which has always been one of my favorite ways to eat vegetables.
I've made a three-layer vegetable pate that had a carrot layer (as well as spinach and cauliflower).
Carrot Salad, which is simply shredded carrots mixed with mayonnaise, cinnamon, pineapple, and raisins. Some people add sugar, but there is no accounting for taste.
Posted by theCrowsWife (Member # 8302) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: I've made a three-layer vegetable pate
I didn't even know vegetables had livers!
Learn something new everyday...
--Mel
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I don't have a recipe, but minestrone with lots of carrots. And small pasta to fill it out a bit.
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
Easy carrot recipe = add some lemon juice and a bit of cumin powder to cooked carrots. Simple and nice.
Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :
Carrots boiled in tonic water is a classic. Adds just a bit of tangy-ness to them.
Posted by Artemisia Tridentata (Member # 8746) on :
The tawney scrawney lion would vote for the Carrot Soup. And, if you were Mormon, you could shred them and set them in lime Jello. Personally, a little dark brown sugar sprinkled on steamed carrots just as they get soft is the best of all.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Cut the carrots into pieces about 1/2" wide and 1-2" long.
Toss lightly in oil with any spices you wish.
Roast at 450 until done (a fork goes through easily). Usually about 30-40 minutes.
If you're feeling sassy, sprinkle with parmesian cheese and put under the broiler for 2 minutes after roasting.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
<-- is not feeling sassy today Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
<--- can't get Paremesan cheese. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Quid, is Parmesan cheese the kind of thing that can successfully be mailed to a tropical climate? Because even though I am not feeling sassy today, I DO have Parmesan cheese.
But I'd hate for you to find a stinking blob of goo in your mailbox.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
With the heat in transit combined with the hot storage rooms at the post office and that sort of thing? No, I don't think it can be counted on to mail well, although I do appreciate the thought.
I think I'm going to check out the grocery store downtown next time. They sometimes have things we can't get here. Hmm. Good thought. *puts parmesan cheese on list of things to hunt for*
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
And then great sassiness will ensue!
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Roast carrots, as described above by Dag, are excellent (I especially like them with sea salt). I'm completely intrigued by Ryan's recipe, though. I'm gonna have to try it.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Oh no! We can't have sassiness! What ever will we do? *panics*
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Never mind the sassiness. You don't have Parmesan cheese anyway.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:And, if you were Mormon, you could shred them and set them in lime Jello.
She is Mormon. Just not devoid of taste...
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Um, yeah, exactly. *shudders* Carrots and jello should never exist in the same sentence. Ever. Ew! Not even in that one that I just typed. Ew!
Ew Ew Ew!!!!!
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
I enjoy carrots with calorie-free Caesar. Or any other kind of creamy, calorie-free dressing.
It's a tasty abomination!
-pH
Posted by LadyDove (Member # 3000) on :
Too bad about the no sweets with veggies rule. I like steamed, carrots marinated in butter and a bit of honey.
But my favorite way to eat carrots is raw with hummus.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
You know, LadyDove, I'm so with you. Fahim is just funny about his veggies. He doesn't like 'em anywhere near resembling crunchy - they gotta be soft like babyfood all the way through. Ugh. I supposed it's because he eats with his hands and prefers carrots, for example, that he can mash to blend with the rice and whatever sauces are there with the vegetables or proteins.
At least he eats veggies.
Posted by LadyDove (Member # 3000) on :
True enough.
Here is a site with quite a few recipes, though I can't vouch for them.
Carrot Recipes Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
And I just found out that carrot fritters are out. Fahim doesn't like fried dough as a general rule. He only puts up with it on very rare occasions and just vetoed the possibility of ever using it with carrots.
I'm going to go with a modified version of Ryan's recipe from above. I'll go with the basic, but increase the garlic (cuz I always do anyway) and add chili powder (we bought a huge huge bag yesterday) and maybe some curry powder, too.
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You're too funny, Jenna. I buy my curry powder at the grocery store, same as you do. I could make my own, but it's too much work and I'm too lazy. I could buy it at the local market, fresh made, but... that would be an extra trip and they'd overcharge me anyway. Besides, the grocery store stuff is good. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Although I do mix my spices, so it could be argued...![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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I just know he'd never eat 'em that way. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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