Creamy Matchstick Carrots

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 kg carrot
• 75 g butter
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 chicken stock cubes or 1 vegetable bouillon cube
• 125 ml hot water
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons cream
• 2 bay leaves, extra (optional)

Recipe

• 1 top and tail the carrots wash, scrape and dry. cut the carrots into matchstick strips.
• 2 heat the butter in a deep pan over a medium heat. add the finely chopped onion and cook until a golden colour. add the carrots and stir well.
• 3 dissolve the stock cube in 125ml hot water, add to the pan with the bay leaf.
• 4 reduce the heat and simmer until the carrots are tender, stirring frequently.
• 5 season with salt and pepper, remove bay leaf and stir in the cream just before serving.
• 6 garnish with extra bay leafs if desired.
• 7 for vegetarian use vegetable broth.