Boiled Carrots with Lemon and Chives

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2017

It’s time to get reacquainted with a neglected cooking method.

SERVES 4

TIME 30 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Boiling is the quickest, simplest way to produce tender, well-seasoned carrots. In our recipe, we cut 1 pound of carrots into 1 1/2- to 2-inch lengths and then halved or quartered them lengthwise, depending on thickness, so that they all co...

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