Carrots are types of vegetables which are rich in nutrients, antioxidants as well as vitamins. It is important to preserve the nutrients of carrots and this can be done by ensuring that the carrots do not overcook while preparing them and hence should retain their crunchy quality. It is not a must to peel the carrots when you are cooking them as you can just rinse them and put them straight in the pot of boiling water. A carrot is some type of root vegetable which has a crisp texture when it is fresh and its color is always orange. This color comes from carotene which becomes vitamin A when it is metabolized by the human body.
The nutritional facts found in carrots include Calcium, iron, vitamin C, Vitamin B6, niacin and thiamin among others. It is however important to note that eating too much carrot causes hypercarotenemia and this is a condition that turns your skin orange. There are numerous ways of preparing carrots and they are usually found in different kinds of food as nutritious vegetables to the dishes as well as for adding color. Carrots can be prepared in a number of ways and this will also include steaming where you will only need water.
Depending on your taste you can also add some spices which should be added in the boiling water and these may include lemon juice, soy sauce, wine as well as some garlic and slices of onions. The water is supposed to be portable always no matter the spices you use. Cooking carrots on the stove is quite common and this requires you to have several ingredients including eight to ten pieces of medium sized fresh carrots, 2 teaspoons of tapioca, 1/8 teaspoon of ginger, 1 tablespoon of butter, 1 ? cup of orange juice, 1/2 a teaspoon of salt as well as ? cup of brown sugar.
After you have all these things available it is time to start the procedure of how to cook carrots on the stove. The first step is to use a small bowl for mixing the1 ? cup of juice, ? a teaspoon of salt, ? a cup of sugar, a tablespoon of butter, 2 tablespoons of tapioca as well as the 1/8 teaspoon of ginger. This mixture should be blended thoroughly. You should then put in the fresh carrots as well as the mixture prepared earlier in the electric slow cooker and make sure the two mixes well. This mixture is supposed to cook for about eight to ten hours and this is at low temperatures or four to five hours if it is at high heat.
The pot should always be covered while the carrots are cooking. The mixture should be done thoroughly before serving the dish. For those who will prepare enough dish to be eaten on a later time they can use a saucepan and for preheating but only at low temperatures. The main purpose of this will be to maintain its thick sauce. For those who will not be satisfied with the thickness of the sauce they can simple add some tapioca.
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