Best 8 Tender Carrots With Apricots Recipes

CARROTS WITH APRICOT PRESERVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Bring carrots and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and steam until the carrots are just tender, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together the apricot preserves, cornstarch, dried apricots, and raisins in a saucepan. Place over medium heat, and cook until the mixture bubbles, thickens, and turns clear, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Once the carrots have cooked, drain, and stir into the apricot preserves. Pour into a baking dish, and bake in preheated oven until the sauce has thickened further, and turned light brown, about 15 minutes.

APRICOT GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Add carrots to a pot of lightly salted water, and bring to a low boil. Simmer until carrots are tender. Drain.
• Put melted butter in a bowl, and stir in apricot preserves. Stir in nutmeg, salt, orange zest, and lemon juice. Add carrots, and stir well to coat. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

APRICOT CARROTS

Steps:

• Place carrots in a saucepan with enough water to cover; bring to a boil. Cover and cook for 8 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Add remaining ingredients; cook and stir over medium heat for 3 minutes or until preserves are melted and carrots are coated.

COUSCOUS WITH APRICOTS AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Add the cinnamon and ginger and cook until lightly toasted, about 30 seconds. Add 3 cups of water. Stir in the carrots, apricots and 1 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil.
• Stir in the couscous. Remove from the heat, cover and set aside until the liquid is absorbed and the couscous is tender, about 10 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork and stir in the cilantro.
• Sprinkle with more cilantro before serving.

TENDER CARROTS WITH APRICOTS

Steps:

• Cover apricots with hot water in a bowl and soak 1 1/2 hours.
• Drain and pat dry.
• Cut apricots into thin strips.
• Combine next 4 ingredients in a heavy nonstick pan over medium heat.
• Cover tightly, reduce heat to low and cook 12-15 minutes, or until carrots are just tender.
• Add apricots and return to heat 1-2 minutes.
• Serve carrots sprinkled with parsley if desired.

SWEET 'N' TENDER CARROTS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in the carrots, soda, sugar, salt and pepper. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 7-10 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender. Serve with a slotted spoon.

APRICOT CARROTS

Steps:

• Cook carrots, covered, in a small amount of boiling salted water for about 8 minutes or until tender.
• Drain thoroughly, return to saucepan.
• Combine butter, jam, lemon juice, salt and mace.
• Pour over cooked carrots.
• Cook, stirring constantly until carrots are evenly glazed and heated through.

SLOW-COOKER APRICOT-GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, place carrots and onion. Sprinkle with salt.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 9 to 10 hours.
• Discard liquid in cooker. In small bowl, mix honey and preserves; pour over carrots in cooker. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 10 to 15 minutes or until hot. Sprinkle with parsley before serving. Carrots will hold on Low heat setting up to 2 hours; stir occasionally.