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Moroccan-Style Carrots

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

1

/2 pound carrots, cut diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick slices

1

small garlic clove, minced

1

1/2 tablespoons olive oil

1

/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1

/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1

/2 teaspoon sugar

a pinch of cayenne

2

teaspoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste

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Preparation

  1. In a steamer set over boiling water steam the carrots, covered, for 8 minutes, or until they are just tender. In a skillet cook the garlic in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring, for 1 minute, or until it is fragrant, add the cumin, the cinnamon, the sugar, the cayenne, and the carrots, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute, or until the carrots are well-coated with the mixture. Stir in the lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste, transfer the carrots to a bowl, and let them cool to room temperature.