Title: CARROTS WITH STAR ANISE
Categories: Vegetables
Yield: 4 servings
3 Star Anise
1 1/2 lb Carrots, Pref Organic
pn Sugar
1 oz Butter
pn Salt
I make this with organic carrots, their natural
sweetness is unequalled by the other kind! Peel and
trim the carrots and cut them across into slices about
quarter of an inch thick. Put them in a solid pan,
wide enough to hold them in two or three layers. Add
the aniseed, which you can leave in the star shaped
shell, the sugar, salt and butter and enough water
just to cover everything. Cook them over a fierce
heat, turning a couple of times, until the water boils
away and the carrots just start to sizzle. At that
moment the carrots will be done. It takes about 12
minutes, depending on the thickness and size of the
pan. The carrots absorb the exotic flavour of the star
anise and the butter and sugar coats them with a glaze.
