Perfect Boiled Carrots
Boiled carrots can actually taste amazing! Here’s how long to boil carrots, and how to season them to perfection.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 5 min
- Total
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4
Ingredients 5
- 1 pound carrots or 2 ½ cups sliced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter
- ¼ teaspoon plus 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons chopped chives (or minced green onion tops)
- ½ teaspoon maple syrup (optional)
Method 4
- 01
Start a saucepan of water to boil.
- 02
Peel and slice the carrots into 1/4-inch slices on the bias (diagonally).
- 03
Once the water is boiling, add the carrots and boil for 4 to 5 minutes until just crisp tender (longer if you prefer them to be more tender). Drain.
- 04
Toss the carrots with the chives, butter and salt. Taste and add additional salt if desired.
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