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Veggies: Kenrick's Meat and Catering Amaretto Carrots

Source of Recipe

razzledazzlerecipes.com


List of Ingredients

1 lb. fresh carrots, sliced, or 2 (15-ounce) cans carrots (see note)
1/4 t. salt (if using fresh carrots)
2 t. amaretto liqueur
2 t. almond extract
2 T. butter
1 T. cornstarch
1/3 C. honey


Recipe

Place carrots in a medium saucepan; cover with water (about 1 1/2 cups). Add salt; cook over medium heat until fork-tender, about 10 minutes. Remove carrots to a warm dish and set aside. Ladle a tablespoon or two of cooking liquid into a small dish and set aside to cool.

Add amaretto, almond extract and butter to saucepan; stir constantly until butter is melted. Whisk cornstarch into the small dish of reserved liquid; whisk cornstarch mixture into saucepan and continue cooking until sauce is thickened. Stir in honey. Return carrots to pan and heat through.

Yield: 6 to 8 side-dish servings.

Note: If using canned carrots, drain liquid into a saucepan, then add other ingredients except salt according to method above. Add carrots to sauce to heat through.