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Maple Bourbon Sous Vide Carrots
This simple recipe for sous vide carrots makes a delicious side dish. Carrots are cooked to precise crispness and glazed with a maple bourbon sauce.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Additional Time
5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 64 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound carrots
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 Tablespoon bourbon
Instructions
- Set up your sous vide immersion cooker and set it to 183 F.
- Cut the carrots if necessary so they are a uniform size. If leaving them whole make them not wider than 1/2 an inch. Or slice them into half inch rounds.
- Put the carrots, butter and maple syrup in a vacuum bag. Add salt and pepper if desired. Seal the bag.
- If using a zipper sealed instead of a vacuum sealer the bag is likely to float during cooking. Be prepared to weigh it down.
- Once the sous vide reaches 183 F add the carrots to the water bath. Let them cook for at least one hour. They can cook up to three hours with no loss of flavor.
- If you aren't serving the carrots right away put the bag in the refrigerator. Continue with the next step when you are ready to serve them.
- Put a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When it is hot open the bag of carrots and dump them in the skillet along with all the contents of the bag.
- Stir the carrots and let them cook and start to caramelize. After 2 minutes add the bourbon to the skillet if desired.
- Continue to cook, stirring, for another 2 minutes until the carrots are nicely shiny and glazed.
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Notes
- If you use purple carrots the color will bleed into the orange carrots.
- If you don't want to use bourbon leave it out, the carrots will still taste delicious.
- The carrots will keep for a week in the refrigerator if you want to sous vide this ahead of time and finish the recipe later.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
64kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
8mg
(3%)
Sodium
62mg
(3%)
Potassium
188mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
9560IU
(191%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 64
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 64kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 8mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 62mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 188mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 9560IU | 191% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.