Garlic Butter Chantenay Carrots

close up shot of garlic roasted carrots in large white baking dish

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Here I'll show you the easiest and most delicious way to prepare the mighty carrot!

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Total Time45

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Universal

Servings:

Author: Chris Collins

Cost: £1.50 / $2

Equipment

Peeler or Teaspoon (to pluck stem out of carrots)
Sharp Knife & Chopping Board
Large Baking Dish (mine is 12x9" / 30x22cm)

Ingredients

500g / 1lb Chantenay Carrots (see notes)
1 1/2 tbsp Olive Oil
1/4 tsp EACH: Salt, Black Pepper
2 tbsp / 30g Butter, diced into small cubes
2 cloves of Garlic, very finely diced
1 tbsp Fresh Parsley, very finely diced
Flaky Sea Salt, to finish

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 190C/375C.
Use the side of a potato peeler or a teaspoon to pluck out the root from the carrots. Slice them all in half lengthways.
Add them to a large baking dish and toss with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Space them out, ensuring they're all flat-side-down.
Roast in the oven for 35 minutes, or until they're fork tender. Immediately add the garlic, butter and parsley and toss to melt the butter and lightly cook the garlic.
Once the carrots are fully coated in the butter, serve them up with any excess butter drizzled over the top (don't waste a drop!). Finish with a few pinches of flaky sea salt then tuck in and enjoy!

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Notes

a) Carrots - I love using chantenay carrots for this recipe as they're nice and small, meaning you can toss them more easily with the garlic butter. Try and use ones that are all similar size, just so they cook through at an even rate. You can use regular carrots if you wish. Depending on the thickness of the carrots, you may need to adjust the timings, so just be vigilant. Also, I rarely peel my carrots, but you can if you'd like. I'll usually just give them a scrub if they're looking a little worse for wear.

b) Garlic - I tend to use 2 large cloves and the carrots come out pretty garlicky! You want it diced as fine as you can get it, just so it's well distributed throughout the carrots. Don't sub jarred/pickled garlic or garlic powder.

c) Salt - I recommend the final hit of salt to really ensure the carrots are well-seasoned and allow the flavours to pop.

d) Calories - Whole recipe divided by 4.

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