How to cook Carrots on the Stove
Article by Musarrat Sheikh
Carrots are one of the several vegetables and these are rich in vitamins, nutrients as well as antioxidants. The nutrients of carrots are supposed to be preserved and this is by ensuring that the carrots are never overcooked and they should also retain their crunchy quality. Peeling of carrots is not a must as you can rinse them and put them in boiling water immediately. Carrots are classified as root vegetables and they have a crisp texture when they are fresh and they always have the color orange. The orange is as a result of carotene which when metabolized by the human body becomes vitamin A.
There are several nutritional facts in carrots that will include iron, calcium, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Thiamin, Niacin among other nutrients. Eating too much carrot may however cause hypercarotenemia and this turns your skin to orange. Preparing of these carrots can be done in a number of ways and in some cases they are found in several kinds of foods to act as vegetables to these dishes and in some cases they are also used for adding color. The preparation of carrots may also include them being steamed and here you will only need water.
You can also opt to use your favorite spices which you are supposed to put into the boiling water and these may include lemon juice, wine, soy sauce as well as some garlic and slices of onions. The water should however be portable whichever the spices you choose to use. Cooking carrots on the stove is quite popular and this will need you to have several ingredients including 8 to 10 pieces of carrots, 2 teaspoons of tapioca, 1/8 teaspoon of ginger, 1 tablespoon of butter, 1 ? cup of orange juice, ? a teaspoon of salt as well as ? cup of brown sugar.
You should then start the preparation process of how to cook carrots on the stove after obtaining all these ingredients. You should start by using a small bowl to mix the 2 tablespoons tapioca, 1/8 of ginger, 1 ? cup of juice, a tablespoon of butter, ? a teaspoon of butter, ? a teaspoon of salt and ? a cup of sugar. All these ingredients are supposed to be mixed thoroughly in a bowl. The fresh carrots should then be added to the mixture and placed in an electric slow cooker. This is supposed to cook for about 8 to 10 hours if you are using low heat or 4 to 5 hours if you are using high heat.
When the carrots are cooking the pot should always be covered. The mixture should be stirred thoroughly before it is served. If you end up having left over’s you should use a sauce pan to preheat them later and only at low temperatures. The main purpose of doing this at low temperatures is to maintain its thick sauce. If you will not be satisfied with the thickness of the sauce you can as well add some tapioca and the sauce will be thicker.
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