Garlic Ginger Glazed Carrots

A little fact about me- I love cooked carrots but you can't pay me to eat a raw carrot. (Well... maybe you could pay me, depending on the amount you're forking up...) I love how sweet and tender cooked carrots are... yummo.

On Christmas my mom and I were laughing about the fact that she had three huge bags of carrots and no need for this. Clearly my mom has a carrot shopping problem- poor mama. With that in mind we decided to add carrots to the menu at the last minute. I quickly looked through my parents' cabinets, grabbed some ingredients, and whipped these up. I personally loved them and they went over very well. I loved the flavors and I loved how easy they were to make. I was also EXTREMELY jealous of my parents for having this awesome ingredient in their house:

Unfortunately they have no idea where they got it... boo. I haven't seen it in my food stores, but now my eyes are peeled. 

Definitely worth trying- it's a different kind of side dish and if you're anything like me variety on the side is as important as variety in the main dish.

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Source: Stephanie Cooks Original

Ingredients:
6-7 carrots, peeled and sliced into even rings
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. crushed garlic and ginger (or 1 tbsp. each)
1.5 tbsp. butter, softened
1 tbsp. honey
Salt
Pepper
Parsley

Directions:
1- Heat a large skillet with the oil over medium high heat.
2- Add the garlic and ginger, allow to heat for about 1-2 minutes.
3- Add the carrot rings. Cook for about 20 minutes, until tender, stirring frequently.
4- Once the carrots are tender, combine the butter and honey in a small bowl. Add the honey butter to the skillet, stirring to coat.
5- Season with salt, pepper, and parsley to taste