Italian Vegetable Dishes Recipes - Spiced Carrots (Carote Piccante) Recipe

Ingredients     

• 4 carrots, grated

• 1 onion, chopped

• Salt

• 15 g/1/2 oz/1 tbsp unsalted (sweet) butter

• 25 g/1 oz/1/4 cup plain (all-purpose) flour

• 10 ml/2 tsp sugar

• 1.5 ml/1/4 tsp cayenne

• 15 ml/1 tbsp wine or tarragon vinegar

• 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

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Method:

1. Cook the carrots and onion in boiling, salted water for 5 minutes.

2. Drain, turn into a warm dish, keep warm and reserve the liquid.

3. Heat the butter in a saucepan, blend in the flour and cook for 1 minute.

4. Gradually add enough of the carrot liquid to make a smooth sauce, stirring all the time.

5. Stir in the sugar, cayenne and vinegar. Pour over the carrots and onion and garnish with the chopped parsley.