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Home » Sides and salad recipes » Glazed carrots (Vichy carrots)

Glazed carrots (Vichy carrots)

Author: VJ Published : March 2022 Modified : May 2022 / Be the first to comment!

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Glazed carrots, otherwise known as Vichy carrots, make a delicious side dish to any roast dinner, and these brown sugar and butter glazed carrots are perfect for serving with either beef, chicken, or pork. If you think carrots are boring- then think again. This recipe for glazed carrots is going to make you want to serve carrots with every meal!

A plate of glazed carrots sprinkled with parsley.

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Table Of Contents
  1. What are Vichy carrots?
  2. How to make perfectly glazed carrots
  3. Freezing and storage
  4. Pin for later
  5. Other vegetable side dishes
  6. The recipe
  7. Glazed carrots (Vichy carrots)

What are Vichy carrots?

Vichy carrots are simply carrots that are cooked in a little water, sugar, and butter until they soften and start to caramelise. The butter and sugar mixture coats each piece of carrot with a deliciously sticky glaze that perfectly complements the natural sweetness of the carrot.

I’ve simplified the recipe somewhat because unless you get the amount of water just right you stand the risk of overcooking the carrots before all the water has evapourated and you end up with soggy overcooked carrots. And just as Mary Berry doesn’t like a soggy bottom on her pie crusts, I have to admit I hate a soggy carrot!

My way of cooking Vichy carrots is to par-boil the carrots in a saucepan until they are barely fork-tender. Then drain the carrots and then off the cooking process by letting the carrots saute in the brown sugar and butter. This way, you get perfectly glazed carrot – every single time.

Glazed carrots on a plate with one carrot on a fork.

How to make perfectly glazed carrots

**Get the full list of ingredients and detailed instructions for making these glazed carrots on the printable recipe card at the end of this post**.

You will need a saucepan (with a lid), a potato peeler, and some carrots, brown sugar, and butter.

  • You can use any type of carrots. If you use chardonnay carrots you don’t need to peel them – just scrub them in water before cooking.
  • Substitute the brown sugar for granulated white sugar.
  • Make sure to use real butter and not margarine for the glaze. Margarine will make the carrots oily. If you use salted butter you should adjust the amount of salt you add to the water for boiling the carrots.

What to do

Start off by peeling the carrots and cutting them into even-sized batons. Try to get the batons to be the same size so that they cook at the same time.

The quantity you will need will depend on the size of the family you are feeding. I work on one small to medium-sized carrot per person.

A dish of chopped carrots.

Put the chopped carrots into a saucepan, cover them with water, and season them with salt to taste.

Bring the carrots to the boil, cover with a lid and boil for about 5 minutes until the carrots are just fork-tender. At this stage, they will still be undercooked.

Drain the carrots in a colander and add them back to the saucepan with a knob of butter and a tablespoon of brown sugar.

Par-boiled carrots in a pan with butter and brown sugar.

Stir the carrots until the butter has melted, then cover the pan with a lid and leave it on a very low heat for about 8 minutes until the carrots have caramelised in the butter and sugar.

Glazed carrots in a saucepan.
The carrots should be just starting to turn brown. Stir them occasionally to ensure that they are covered in the glaze on all sides.

Transfer the carrots to a serving dish, sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve hot as a side dish.

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Freezing and storage

Glazed carrots can be frozen. Transfer the cooled carrots into a suitable freezer bag and freeze for up to 4 months.

Reheat in the microwave from frozen, or allow them to defrost and then reheat in a saucepan on the stove until piping hot.

Store any leftover carrots in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat as above.

A plate of glazed carrots alongside some raw carrots.

Pin for later

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Other vegetable side dishes

Why not have a look at some of my other easy vegetable side dishes too.

  • Crispy smashed potatoes with rosemary
  • German fried potatoes with bacon and onions
  • Spicy braised cabbage with apple and onions
  • Copper penny salad
  • Cabbage and leeks with mustard seeds
  • Creamed cabbage South African style
  • Traditional British mushy peas
  • Baby marrows with tomato and onion
  • Mashed green beans – South African boereboontjies
  • Baked cauliflower and broccoli cheese

The recipe

A plate of glazed carrots sprinkled with parsley.

Glazed carrots (Vichy carrots)

Glazed carrots, otherwise known as Vichy carrots, make a delicious side dish to any roast dinner, and these brown sugar and butter glazed carrots are perfect for serving with either beef, chicken, or pork. If you think carrots are boring- then think again. This recipe for glazed carrots is going to make you want to serve carrots with every meal!
Recipe by: Veronica

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Side Dish
British
Calories 50
Prep 5 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 people as a side
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Equipment

  • 1 Sharp Knife
  • 1 Chopping Board
  • 1 Potato peeler
  • 1 Saucepan with lid

Ingredients

  • 4 medium carrots
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar substitute with white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon / 30 grams butter
  • ½ teaspoon salt optional

Instructions

  • Peel the carrots and chop into even-sized battons. Try to get the batons to be the same size so that they cook at the same time.
  • Put the chopped carrots into a saucepan, cover them with water, and season them with salt to taste.
  • Bring the carrots to the boil, cover with a lid and boil for about 5 minutes until the carrots are just fork-tender. At this stage, they will still be undercooked.
  • Drain the carrots in a colander and add them back to the saucepan with a knob of butter and a tablespoon of brown sugar.
  • Stir the carrots until the butter has melted, then cover the pan with a lid and leave it on a very low heat for about 8 minutes until the carrots have caramelised in the butter and sugar.
  • Transfer the carrots to a serving dish, sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve hot as a side dish.

Notes

Substitute brown sugar for white granulated sugar.
Cut the carrots into evenly sized pieces so that they all cook at the same time.
If you are using salted butter, adjust the amount of salt that you add to the carrots when par-boiling them.
 

Nutrition

Calories – 50kcal | Carbohydrates – 8.3g | Protein – 0.5g | Fat – 2.9g | Saturated Fat – 1.8g | Cholesterol – 8mg | Sodium – 354mg | Potassium – 199mg | Fiber – 1.5g | Sugar – 5.2g | Calcium – 23mg

I am not a nutritionist. The nutrition information has been calculated using an on-line calculator, and is intended for information and guidance purposes only. If the nutrition information is important to you, you should consider calculating it yourself, using your preferred tool.

Unless otherwise stated, a cup is the standard US cup containing 240 ml. In all my recipes this cup is assumed to hold 140g of flour. For help converting other ingredients between cups, grams, ounces and other measures, see my recipe conversion calculator.
All my recipes are developed and tested at sea-level. For tips on adjusting recipes for high altitudes see my post on baking at high altitudes.
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In my previous life, I was an IT Consultant. Now that I've swapped an office for a kitchen I have a lot more time to spend on things that interest me such as trying out new recipes. Most of my cooking is based around quick and easy meals, and you'll probably find a little South African influence creeping in due to the many years I spent there.

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