Buttered Baby Carrots Recipe | BBC Good Food

Skip to main content

• Subscribe
• Sustainability
• Good Food Shows
• GF x Gousto
• Download our app
• GF x Laithwaites Wine

• Recipes
  • Back to Main menu
  • New and trending
    • Back to Recipes
    • Kids eat free
    • Classic cakes
    • Traybake dinners
    • Spring chicken ideas
  • Newsletter recipes
    • Back to Recipes
    • Batch cooking
    • Easy desserts
  • Sign up today
  • WhatsApp feed
  • What to cook
    • Back to Recipes
    • Quick and easy
    • Everyday recipes
    • Family recipes
    • One-pots
    • Slow cooker recipes
    • Traybakes
    • Air fryer recipes
    • Batch cooking
    • All inspiration
  • Occasion recipes
    • Back to Recipes
    • Ramadan and Iftar
    • Easter
  • Meal type
    • Back to Recipes
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Browse all meal types
  • Diet type
    • Back to Recipes
    • Vegan
    • Vegetarian
    • Browse all diet types
  • Explore
    • Back to Recipes
    • Ingredients
    • Cuisines
    • Chef recipes
    • Explore more
• Health
  • Back to Main menu
  • Welcome to Good Health by Good Food
  • Subscribe
    • Back to Health
    • Nutracheck
    • Healthy eating plan
    • Free health newsletter
  • Fitness
    • Back to Health
    • Protein 101
    • Marathon meal plans
  • Your health
    • Back to Health
    • Women's health
    • Improve digestion
  • Healthy eating
    • Back to Health
    • Vitamins and minerals
    • What to eat
  • Wellbeing
    • Back to Health
    • Sleep better
    • Eat for energy
• What to buy
  • Back to Main menu
  • Trending
    • Back to What to buy
    • Best food processors
    • Best frying pans
    • Best chopping boards
    • Best coffee machines
  • How we test
  • Wine Club
  • More reviews
    • Back to What to buy
    • Best pan sets
    • Best knife sets
    • Best veg box
    • Best collagen supplement
    • Best coffee beans
    • Coffee pod machines
  • Taste tests
  • Drinks reviews
  • Gift guides
  • Browse all reviews
• Budget
  • Back to Main menu
  • Batch cooking
    • Back to Budget
    • Budget batch cooking
    • Healthy batch cooking
    • Veggie batch cooking
  • Leftovers ideas
    • Back to Budget
    • Leftover chicken recipes
    • Leftover rice recipes
    • Leftover potato recipes
  • Zero-waste
    • Back to Budget
    • Fridge raid recipes
    • 5 waste-free meals
    • Planet-friendly cooking
  • Budget meal plans
    • Back to Budget
    • Student meal plan
    • Quick family meal plan
    • 5-ingredient meal plan
  • Freezable feasts
    • Back to Budget
    • Freezable family dinners
    • Freezer-friendly pasta
    • Healthy freezable meals
  • Cheap eats
    • Back to Budget
    • Quick budget dinners
    • Thrifty family feasts
    • Cheap and healthy
• Easter
• Subscribe
• Subscribe
• Sustainability
• Good Food Shows
• GF x Gousto
• Download our app
• GF x Laithwaites Wine

Search

• Home
• Recipes
• Buttered baby carrots

Buttered baby carrots

• Miriam Nice

Save recipeServes 8EasyPrep: 5 minsCook: 10 minsA star rating of 5 out of 5.4 ratingsRateloading...

There's nothing better than soft, buttery carrots to go along with your favourite roast. You can keep this side simple or tweak it with our delicious twists

FreezableNut-freeVegetarianPrintAdSkip to ingredientsAlternativesComplete the dish

Showing items 1 to 3 of 3

Roast parsnips with maple syrup & rosemary

A star rating of 0 out of 5.0 ratings

Bring out the sweetness of this classic roast accompaniment with maple syrup and sprigs of rosemary for a low-fat yet delicious side dish

Sautéed potatoes with bacon lardons & persillade

A star rating of 4.6 out of 5.9 ratings

This fabulous French side dish of pan-fried potatoes and salty smoked bacon is finished with garlic and herbs, and pairs perfectly with roast meats and poultry

Spiced braised red cabbage

A star rating of 4.4 out of 5.11 ratings

Spice up your Christmas day trimmings with this red cabbage and Bramley apple side, with cinnamon, cardamom and star anise

Ingredients

Nutrition

• 500g baby carrots
• 1 tbsp butter

Keep the screen awake with cook mode on the Good Food app.

Nutrition: per serving

• kcal32
• fat2g
• saturates1g
• carbs3g
• sugars2g
• fibre2g
• protein0g
• salt0.3g

Ad

Method

• step 1

  Wash and peel the baby carrots, keeping the green tops intact. Put them in a medium saucepan and half-fill with salted water. Bring to the boil and cook for 4 mins or until just tender. Drain, then transfer to a serving dish, season and stir in the butter.

RECIPE TIPS

TWISTS: TARRAGON & MUSTARD

Whisk together 2 tsp Dijon mustard with 1 tsp red wine vinegar in a bowl and slowly pour in 50ml vegetable oil. Season, then stir in 1/ 2 small pack tarragon, chopped, and pour over the cooked and drained carrots while they’re still warm.

TWISTS: ORANGE & ROSEMARY BUTTER

Mix 50g softened butter with the zest of 1 orange and the chopped leaves from 3 rosemary sprigs. Season well, then shape into a log and wrap tightly in baking parchment. Put in the freezer for 15-20 mins to set, or store in the fridge until needed. Slice into rounds, then dot on top of the cooked and drained carrots, omitting the butter from the recipe above.

TWISTS: PICKLED SHALLOTS

Peel and slice 2 banana shallots into rings and put in a small saucepan. Add 50ml red wine vinegar and 50ml water. Cook gently until the shallots are very soft, slightly pink, and all the liquid has evaporated, about 30 mins. Pile the shallots on top of the cooked carrots and season before serving.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2016

Ad

Comments, questions and tips

Rate this recipe

What is your star rating out of 5?1 star out of 52 stars out of 53 stars out of 54 stars out of 55 stars out of 5

Choose the type of message you'd like to post

Choose the type of message you'd like to postCommentQuestionTip

Overall rating

A star rating of 5 out of 5.4 ratingsAdAd

Eating well made easy

Make healthy cooking easy and enjoy a year of Good Food All Access for just £44.99, plus receive a free stylish sauté pan (worth £59.99)Subscribe todayAd

Explore our recipe app

Subscribe now and get access to exclusive recipes, meal plans, podcasts and more.

Try today

Eating well made easy

Make healthy cooking easy and enjoy a year of Good Food All Access for just £44.99, plus receive a free stylish sauté pan (worth £59.99)

Subscribe today

Podcast

Our food team shares tips, techniques and their all-time favourite recipes in our lively weekly podcast.

More