Yes, I said it, whole carrots.
Do you remember them?
They actually come out of the ground in a carrot shape, not in little clean nubbins.
I'm starting to get more and more skeeved out by processed food, and yeah, that includes baby carrots. It is just one more unnecessary step, waste of resources and changing food from something natural to something... nubbin shaped.
And yes, I'll say it again, whole carrots taste much better. It makes sense too, they haven't been cut into!
So back to my carrots.
I had (stupidly) left my carrots out on the counter for a few days, thinking I was going to use them soon. This is the everlasting problem with me and fresh produce. Also a reason I don't balk at Mr. Perfect grocery shopping every day for that day's meals. We aren't so good at the planning ahead.
One day I picked a carrot up and was saddened to see that it was totally limp. As Josh said, it couldn't even support its own weight. He tried to throw them away about 5 times.
Instead, I put them in the fridge, confident that they would be fine.
Two days later, today, I pulled them out, peeled 'em up, chopped 'em, and threw them in a sauce pan with about a tablespoon of butter (didn't need that much). After letting them cook for a few minutes, I tossed in about a tablespoon of brown sugar (could have gone with something more along the lines of 1-2 teaspoons). I let it cook down and caramelize a bit.
And they were glorious.
A nice crunch, good carrot flavor and a little sweetness.
The only problem was those little fuckers spoiled my appetite! In the grand scheme, I know it's better for The Stupidest Loser that my appetite was spoiled by carrots, but dang. I didn't see that one coming.
A really simple way to serve carrots. It's probably something most people are familiar with, but the easy recipe/awesome results blew my mind when the chef at a restaurant I worked at in KC made them.
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