Jack Daniel's Glazed Carrots
 
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Recipe type: side dish
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1½ - 2 pounds/ ¾-1 kilogram carrots
  • 6-8 tablespoons butter/113 grams divided
  • ⅓- 1/2 cup/ 80-120 ml Jack Daniel's (or whatever whiskey you like)
  • 3 tablespoons/ 42 grams brown sugar (or more to taste)
  • salt
  • pepper
Instructions
  1. Peel the carrots and cut into sticks that are about ½" wide and 4" long. (Don't worry if it's not perfect you don't have to really measure it).
  2. Melt 1 tablespoon (14 grams) of butter in a large skillet over high heat. Add half of the carrots and cook for 1-2 minutes. Toss the carrots around so they are all coated in butter. Remove these carrots, set them aside. Add the second half of the carrots, cook for 1-2 minutes, then remove them from the skillet.
  3. Pour in ⅓ cup of whiskey (1/2 a cup if you like it boozy) to your skillet. Let it cook for 30-60 seconds so some of the alcohol can cook off.
  4. Lower the heat to medium and add 4 tablespoons (56 grams) of butter.
  5. Once the butter has melted stir in the brown sugar. Stir until smooth.
  6. Now spoon out a little of this glaze and taste. If you started with ⅓ cup whiskey and want it boozier, add a little bit more. Do you want it to taste richer and less bitter, then add 2-3 more tablespoons of butter. And if you want it sweeter add in a bit more brown sugar. If you are adding more to the glaze, stir it into the skillet, let it cook together for a minute or two before moving on to the next step.
  7. When you're happy with your glaze add all the carrots to the skillet. Using some tongs, toss the carrots in the glaze so that everything is covered. Your skillet is probably pretty full, so you want to make sure all the carrots are coated!
  8. Cover the skillet and let the carrots cook for 5 minutes.
  9. Open the lid and season generously with salt and pepper. Use your tongs to toss the carrots around in the glaze again.
  10. Cover the skillet and let cook for a further 5-7 minutes, or until the carrots are cooked to your liking and the glaze has thickened slightly.
Recipe by Cooking is Messy at https://www.cookingismessy.com/2016/04/25/jack-daniels-glazed-carrots/