
Carrot Normande
Low-and-slow braised carrot in a deeply savoured sauce — fork-tender and rich with aromatics. 60 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.
Ingredients
- Butter2 tbsp
- Heavy Cream150 ml
- Saltto taste
- Onion2, halved and sliced
- Garlic4 cloves, crushed
- Black Peppercorns1 tsp
- Bay Leaf2
- Carrot5
- Stock or Broth500 ml
- Apple Cider300 ml
- Apple2
Optional extras
- Tarragonhandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Brown the carrot deeply in the Butter in a heavy pot — patience here pays off later.
- 2
Remove it, then let the onion and garlic soften in the drippings with the black peppercorns.
- 3
Return the carrot, add the stock and bay leaves, and bring to the gentlest simmer.
- 4
Cover and braise low and slow until the carrot yields to a spoon, about 45 minutes.
- 5
Skim the fat, reduce the sauce to a glaze, and serve with something starchy to catch every drop.
Chef's tip
Skim the fat from the surface before the final reduction for a cleaner sauce.
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