Saturday, April 2, 2011

Roasted Carrots with Orange, Garlic, and Herbs

This is our first week with Jamie Oliver at I Heart Cooking Clubs and the theme this week is Let's Get Naked!  Yep, you heard that right.  We couldn't resist having fun with Jamie's title, The Naked Chef.  I've been a huge fan of Jamie's unbridled personality for years and enjoy watching him in everything that he does.  You can always count on a few good laughs if you're watching one of his shows.  It's going to be an amazing six months cooking up Jamie's recipes.

Jamie has around 10 cookbooks, a magazine, a terrific website brimming with recipes, and countless shows on both the Food Network and the Cooking Channel.  In fact, it's a little overwhelming to choose a recipe because there are SO VERY MANY to choose from.  As I paged through book after book of Jamie's recipes it was this recipe for Roasted Carrots with Orange, Garlic, and Herbs that stood out the most to me.  Maybe it was the fact that I love carrots.  Maybe it was because the roasted carrots and oranges looked so sunny and bright.  Either way I couldn't get this recipe out of my head. I had to try it!
Roasted Carrots with Orange, Garlic and Thyme
Adapted from Jamie's Dinners
Serves 4

Boil the carrots in salted boiling water with a tablespoon of sugar, a knob of butter and a little handful of fragrant fresh herbs, tied up.  Parsley, rosemary, thyme, bay-use just one or a mixture.  Cut an orange into eights and add them to the water, along with a few whole garlic cloves in their skins.  If you really want to be a tiger, add a pinch fo cumin as well (seeds or ground) - it subtly cuts through with the most wonderful of flavor.  As soon as the carrots are cooked, drain them and throw everything onto a lightly greased baking pan and roast at 400F for 10-15 minutes. 

More options:   You can elect to serve the carrots boiled OR you can mash the carrots with the garlic. If you choose to mash the carrots go ahead and fry up the chopped orange in a good tablespoon of sugar, so it almost jammifies and serve it on top of the carrots.

Notes/Results: I thought this recipe was beautiful, fresh, bright and vibrant!  I loved it.  I also love that Jamie gives you three different ways to serve this recipe: boiled, roasted, and mashed.  The entire family loved this dish, even the ones that don't usually care for carrots.  I would definitely make this one again!
Are you ready to get naked?

17 comments:

  1. Know what? I totally want to be a tiger! This sounds fantastic...great dish, Kim =)

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  2. Never a fan of cooked carrots (b/c growing up they were always boiled), my newest craze is roasted carrots. Love the way this looks w/ the oranges.

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  3. What a great way to make carrots. I love them roasted, but the orange does add something special. I'm making a Jamie pork roast tomorrow (probably won't post until end of April since my "queue" is long, lol.

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  4. What an interesting way to serve carrots! They definitely do really well with citrus. Jamie is so adorable and British. I love that about him. Can't wait to delve into some of his recipes.

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  5. I have to get on board with Jamie. These roasted carrots look really great. I love the addition of the oranges.

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  6. Great pictures--the carrots look so bright and pretty. Love the use of the orange and the idea of adding the cumin too--it's a favorite. Excellent pick! ;-)

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  7. How gorgeous, just look at the colors in that plated pic. I can just imagine the rich flavor in those orange infused carrots.

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  8. This looks WONderful. Always need more healthier side dishes. Thanks for passing along the recipe.

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  9. Oh yum this looks like a delicious combo!

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  10. Looks beautiful and I look forward to trying the carrot/orange combination! I'm curious about trying them mashed too.

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  11. I've really enjoyed all of the roasted veggie recipes that I've tried and now need to try roasting carrots. I'm so excited to get acquainted with Jamie Oliver, having none of his books, nor ever watched any of his shows. I'm in need of something new! Thank you again for your kind birthday wish . . . it was one of the best that I've ever had and yet it was also the most simplest and relaxed as well! Have a beautiful Sunday, Kim!

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  12. i just love jamie oliver, it will be fun to see a bunch of his recipes coming out. this looks awesome, i love carrots, i bet the orange adds wonderful flavor.

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  13. I bet boiling the carrots with the orange gives them a lot of citrus flavor. Sounds simple and a great recipe for spring.

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  14. What a fantastic way to add some pizazz to carrots! Roasting them and adding the orange sounds like it would make for a tasty and light spring dish. :o)

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  15. wow this looks amazing got to love Jamie thanks for coming down under with me

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  16. Great flavour combination - and beautiful photos!

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  17. What a wonderful dish!!!Love the flavors, simple and delicious!

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