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Carrots are boiled for 20-30 minutes after boiling water, carrot pieces for 15 minutes.
How to cook carrots in a saucepan
You will need – carrots, water
- Wash the carrots under warm water, trying to remove dirt as much as possible.
- Put the carrots in a saucepan (if they do not fit, you can cut the carrots in half), add water so that the carrots are completely in the water.
- Put the pan on fire, cover with a lid.
- Cook the carrots for 20-30 minutes, depending on the size and variety.
- Check carrots for readiness – cooked carrots are easily pierced with a fork.
- Drain the water, put the carrots in a colander and cool slightly.
- Gently holding the carrots in front of you, peel off the skin – it comes off quite easily with the slightest help of a knife.
- Use peeled boiled carrots as a side dish, as an ingredient in salads or for other culinary purposes.
In a double boiler – 40 minutes
1. Peel the carrots or, if they are young, rub with the hard side of a sponge and rinse with water.
2. Place the carrots on the steamer wire rack, making sure there is water in the lower compartment.
3. Turn on the steamer, detect 30 minutes and wait until the end of cooking. If carrots are cut into pieces, cook for 20 minutes.
4. Check steamed carrots for readiness by piercing them through with a fork in the widest part of the vegetable. If the fork passes easily, then the carrots are cooked.
5. Cool carrots slightly, peel and use in dishes.
In a slow cooker – 30 minutes
1. Wash carrots and put in a slow cooker.
2. Pour cold water over the carrots, set the “Cooking” mode on the multicooker and cook for 30 minutes with the lid closed; or place a container for steaming and simmer for 40 minutes.
In the microwave – 5-7 minutes
1. For cooking, prepare 3-4 medium-sized carrots (boiling too little carrots can burn the product), or boil potatoes or cauliflower with the carrots – vegetables that keep the same amount in the microwave.
2. Make deep punctures with a knife – 3-4 along the entire length of the carrot.
3. Place the carrots in a microwave safe dish and cover.
4. Set the microwave to 800-1000 W, cook medium-sized carrots for 5 minutes, large carrots – 7 minutes, at 800 W for a couple of minutes longer, carrot slices at 800 W for 4 minutes with the addition of 5 tablespoons of water. Then peel the finished carrots.
Note: When boiling in the microwave, carrots become shriveled and slightly dry. To prevent moisture from evaporating, you can use baking bags or reusable vegetable steam bags.
In a pressure cooker – 5 minutes
It is not recommended to cook carrots in a pressure cooker, as carrots can be boiled and it turns out even longer in time: you need to wait for steam to escape in order to open the pressure cooker. However, if you still had to use a pressure cooker, cook the carrots in it for 5 minutes.
Delicious facts
What carrots to take for cooking
The ideal carrots are larger, they are quicker to peel, they are suitable for cooking in soups and salads, and if you are in a great hurry, you can cut them in half. If the carrots are young, they can be small – cook such carrots faster, about 15 minutes.
When to peel carrots
It is considered more useful peel carrots not before, but after cooking – then more nutrients are stored in the carrots, besides, peeling boiled carrots is much faster.
How to serve carrots
There are many options: cut into slices for a side dish and sprinkle with oil; serve with other boiled vegetables, after cooking, fry in a skillet with butter until crisp. Carrots love spices (coriander, turmeric, garlic, cilantro and dill) and sauces – sour cream, soy sauce, lemon juice).
How to salt carrots when cooking
Salt carrots after boiling when preparing the final dish (salad, soup, side dish).
Benefits of carrots
The main beneficial element is vitamin A, which is responsible for growth. For better assimilation by the body, it is better to eat carrots with sour cream or butter.
Cook carrots for soup
Cook carrots cut into circles or semicircles for 7-10 minutes until softened, so add to the soup 10 minutes before the end of cooking.
If the carrots for the soup were pre-fried, the cooking time in the soup is reduced to 2 minutes, this time is necessary for the fried carrots to give their taste to the broth.
If the whole carrot is added to the soup as a spice for the soup broth, then it should be cooked until the end of cooking the meat. At the end of cooking the broth, the carrots should be removed from the broth, since they will transfer all their taste qualities to the broth during cooking.
How to make carrot puree for a child
Products
Carrots – 150 grams
Vegetable oil – 3 grams
How to make carrot puree for a child
1. Wash the carrots, peel, cut off the back and tip.
2. Cut each carrot in half and cut the core so that nitrates do not get into the puree, which can accumulate in it during cultivation.
3. Pour cold water over the carrots, leave to soak for 2 hours to completely remove nitrates.
4. Wash the soaked carrots again, cut into strips a couple of millimeters thick, 3 centimeters long, or grate coarsely.
5. Transfer the carrots to a saucepan, pour in cold water so that it covers the whole carrots, place over medium heat.
6. Cook the carrots for 10-15 minutes under the lid until tender.
7. Drain the water from the pan into a colander, put the carrots in a blender, grind.
8. Transfer carrot puree to a bowl, stir in vegetable oil, cool and serve.