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Carrot with apple
A quick, simple vegetarian dish of sweet carrot and apple offset by fresh, piquant lemon juice. This is good with roast pork, ham or mackerel.
Ingredients
- 400g carrots, cut into batons
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 small onions, finely sliced
- 2 tsp butter or olive oil
- 2 dessert apples, peeled and sliced
- juice of ½ lemon
- salt and pepper
Method
Prep time:
10 min
PT10M
Cooking time:
15 min
PT15M
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Step 1
Cook the carrots with the sugar and bay leaf in 4cm water in a covered pan until almost tender.
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Step 2
Meanwhile fry the onion in the butter or oil over a medium heat, stirring frequently, until golden. Add onions to the carrot along with the apple and simmer until everything is soft.
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Step 3
Strain off the liquid (keep for stock) and add salt, pepper and lemon juice to taste.
