I can't cook carrots? LOL :p...?

Question

This may seem strange, but I don't know how to cook carrots. How long should I cook them in a saucepan or microwave oven for? and which option is healthier?

Answer 1

you just cook them till they feel soft to the touch, if you microwave them they never get soft, all according how you like your veggies

Answer 2

I like to boil them till they are fork tender, think like potatoes.  Just keep checking them by stabbing with a fork till the carrot can fall off when you wiggle the fork.  Then I put in a little bit of butter and brown sugar and they are soooo good.

Answer 3

steaming is the best option

steam them for 20-30 minutes

or cook them in a saucepan of simmering water for 20-30 minutes

you can microwave them too, but i dont microwave anything cos microwaved food tastes disgusting to me

Answer 4

Roasted Carrots with Ginger-Orange Glaze

Serves 8

Inspect your bag of baby carrots carefully for pockets of water. Carrots taken from the top of the supermarket’s carrot pile are often waterlogged. This not only makes carrots mealy, it also dashes any hopes of caramelization in the oven.

2 pounds baby carrots (two 16-ounce bags)

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon table salt

1 tablespoon orange marmalade

1 tablespoon water

1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 475 degrees. Toss carrots, oil, and salt in broiler-pan bottom. Spread into single layer and roast 10 minutes.

2. After carrots have roasted 10 minutes, while carrots continue to roast, bring 1 heaping tablespoon orange marmalade, 1 tablespoon water, and 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger to simmer in small saucepan over medium-high heat. Drizzle mixture over carrots; shake pan to coat, and continue roasting about 8 minutes longer, shaking pan twice more, until carrots are browned and tender.

--Cooks Illustrated

Answer 5

In a pan, add water, enough to cover the bottom, and add carrots, cover 1/2 way to steam. Cook about 15 minutes on med heat, then add 1/2 stick of margarine and lemon pepper seasoning. Cook 5 more minutes, turn heat off and move pan to a cold burner, keep covered, and they will finish cooking on their own. The butter and any seasoning is great. Although carrots on their own are good too...

Answer 6

If cut in to thin rings, cook in a Microwave for 3-5 minutes (for 800W microwave) with just enough liquid to cover them. The thicker they are cut, the longer they take to cook.

Answer 7

I prefer roasting my carrots. I toss them with a little olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper then place them on a baking sheet. Roast them at 400 F until they are browned and tender. I wouldn't suggest boiling carrots. When you boil them a lot of the nutrients end up in the boiling liquid and not in your cooked carrots. Steaming them in the microwave would be the easiest way to prepare. Place carrots in a bowl add a tablespoon of water then cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 3 or four minute until tender but not mussy.

Answer 8

Microwave is healthier, since you use very little water for a very short time.  Cut into slices and put in scant 1/4" water;  cover with waxed paper and microwave 2-3 min.  I just like butter & salt on them....  If you cook them until they're too soft, you might as well used canned carrots!  And, using too much water (and cooking too long) will just give you water with all the nutrients, and no nutrients left in the carrots!

Answer 9

If you want to be really flash, slice them along their length add a parsnip similarly treated, sprinkle with a small amount of thyme and cook for 20 mins on the top shelf of a conventional oven on a baking tray, use a bit of butter if you want to be totally hedonistic,at a medium/high heat.

Answer 10

we always steam our veg much better for you, carrots 15 mins. we steam most of our food.  its cheaper too three pans on one ring      

Answer 11

To microwave, cut carrots into slices or 1-inch pieces and place in a microwave safe dish. Add approximately 3 tablespoons of water per pound of carrots. Cover and cook on high for 10 to 12 minutes. Stir once through cooking time. Leave covered and allow to stand for 3 to 4 minutes.