Sunday, September 7, 2008

Carrots with Garlic and Cumin

At one point this summer, it seemed like every restaurant I visited offered some combination of carrots and garlic. I would not have thought to put these two foods together, but the result was tasty, and I found myself craving carrots with garlic afterwards.

My version of the carrots is flavored with cumin, in addition to garlic. While it takes a little time to peel and cut the carrots, the rest of the recipe comes together relatively quickly. I served the carrots with hummus (made with the Cook's Illustrated recipe for creamy, restaurant-style hummus) and toasted pita bread.

Ingredients
1 pound carrots, washed, peeled and chopped into thin strips
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon cumin seed
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup fresh parsley, washed and chopped.

Heat the olive oil and cumin seeds in a large pan over medium heat.
Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, 1 minute.
Stir in the carrots. Cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
Stir in the salt and toss to coat.
Add the water, cover the pan and let cook an additional 5 minutes, or until the carrots are tender.
Remove from heat, stir in parsley and serve.

3 comments:

Dine With Donna said...

I was totally shocked at the wonderful taste of the blended flavors, cumin and garlic with carrots. What an enhanced flavor. I love Cooks Illustrated Magazine!

Beatrice said...

Aren't they good together? Who knew?

I discovered Cooks Illustrated editor Jack Bishop a bit before I discovered the magazine itself. Two really good resources...

B

Jesse said...

I LOVE this! I use cilantro instead of parsely, but that's the only difference. So yummy!