French Vichy Carrots: Carrots Cooked in Sparkling Water

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The water that should be used is a French mineral water called vichy celestin which can be bought in bottle in French supermarkets.

This vichy carrot recipe bring a welcome addition and healthy alternative on how to cook carrots.
really worth the try.


Ingredients:

500grams /1 pound of carrots
2 tablespoons of plain better
half a teaspoon of sugar
one or two pinch of salt
350 ml /3/4 cups of sparkling mineral water.

Instructions:

As you have seen in the video the amount from the recipe I used where not exactly precise thsi is why is pas to be careful sometime.
After trying this out I can say that for best result I would use only 1.5 cup of of sparkling water and leave to cook without a lid for 20 to 30 minutes dependig how thick you carrots slices are.

If like me when the carrot are cooked you still have to much water just discard the excess and leave to glaze for 5 minutes on low to medium heat. as soon as teh carrot start to have a shine its ready to serve