Quick Cooked Carrots with Mustard-Brown Sugar Glaze

Name: Quick Cooked Carrots with Mustard-Brown Sugar Glaze
Yield: Serves 3 to 4
Ingredients: 1 pound, medium carrots, peeled, ends trimmed, and sliced on the diagonal 1/4-inch thick; 2 tablespoons, water; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 2 tablespoons, brown sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons, Dijon mustard; , Ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons, minced fresh chives

Side Dishes
Vegetables
Quick
Vegetarian

Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1996

Braising, followed by sautéing in the same pan, produces carrots that are sweet, bright orange, and tender-crisp.

SERVES 3 to 4

TIME 25 minutes

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