Brown Sugar-Glazed Carrots
and Brussels Sprouts
These vegetables are a must for Thanksgiving dinner. Because of their popularity, we often serve the carrots and sprouts year-round with roast chicken, duck, baked ham, or roast pork.
Kitchenware: medium saucepan with lid, chef's knife, grater, colander
Preparation Time: 12 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Do-Ahead: These vegetables can be made several hours before serving. Reheat them in a stainless-steel double boiler to maintain the crispness of the vegetables and to keep the glaze from burning.
- 1 cup water
- 1 pint Brussels sprouts, cut in half
- 2 large carrots, cut into 1/4-inch rounds on the bias
- 3 tablespoons sweet butter
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange liqueur (optional)
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 2 teaspoons minced ginger
Garnish
- 1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind
Preparation
- Bring the water to a boil in the saucepan, add the Brussels sprouts, cover, and cook for 3 minutes. Add the carrots and cook, covered for 3 minutes more. Drain the vegetables and set aside.
- To make the glaze, melt the butter and add the orange juice and liqueur. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the raisins and ginger and simmer for 2 minutes more. If you don't have orange liqueur, add grated zest of a small orange to enhance the orange flavor.
Service: Coat the vegetables with the glaze. Sprinkle with grated orange rind.
Cook's Tip: For those who aren't Brussels sprout lovers, green beans or sugar snap peas can be substituted.
The Bride & Groom's First Cookbook
Recipes from The Bride & Groom's First Cookbook:
- Black Bean Soup with Kielbasa
- Roasted Salmon
- Brown Sugar-Glazed Carrots and Brussels Sprouts
- Tappan Hill Brownies
The Bride & Groom's First Cookbook
Recipes and menus for cooking together in the '90s
by Abigail Kirsch
with Susan M. Greenberg
Illustrations by Stephanie Langley
Doubleday, 1996
$27.50 (hardcover)
ISBN: 0-385-47635-3
Reprinted with permission.
This Archived Page created between 1994 and 2001. Modified August 2007