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Confit of carrots with bacon

As with any confit, these carrots are cooked long and slow. This is done in the oven in chicken stock, with the carrots rolled in a strip of bacon or cured ham that has been lightly fried.

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Last modified on: April 16^th 2017

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 litre water
2 2 chicken stock cubes
3 1 kg carrot
4 1 onion
5 1 tablespoon olive oil
6 250 g belly (streaky) bacon
7 3 tablespoons olive oil
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 2,455 grams

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20 min.	2 hours 12 min.	2 hours 32 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Prepare the stock by dissolving 2 chicken stock cubes in 1 litre water (hot).

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Peel, rinse and dry 1 kg carrots.

Prepare and chop 1 onion.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Use a large casserole or pan that can go both on the hob and in the oven. Put on medium heat and pour in 1 tablespoon olive oil.

When hot, lightly brown 250 g belly (streaky) bacon (cut into thin rashers) on both sides.

Do this in batches and set aside. You will need one rasher of bacon (or slice of ham) per carrot.

Stage 4

You can use cured ham as well as, or instead of, the bacon.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

After frying the bacon, add 3 tablespoons olive oil and the chopped onion. Salt and pepper, then leave to cook for 2 or 3 minutes, stirring frequently.

Turn off the heat.

Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Wrap each carrot in a strip of bacon or ham and pack tightly in the bottom of the casserole.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Pour enough stock over to just cover the carrots.

Stage 8 - 2 hours

Cook in the oven for one and a half to two hours (or longer), until the carrots are soft, melting even.

Take the lid off after the first hour to allow the stock to reduce a little.

Stage 9

Serve with potato purée, for example, and pour a little of the reduced cooking stock over the top.

Remarks

Please note that if you are using cured ham instead of bacon, it may well be even saltier, so do be cautious with the seasoning - taste to make sure.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, covered.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,382 Kcal or 9,973 Kj	32 gr	91 gr	210 gr
119 %	12 %	9 %	32 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
97 Kcal or 406 Kj	1 gr	4 gr	9 gr
5 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
596 Kcal or 2,495 Kj	8 gr	23 gr	53 gr
30 %	3 %	2 %	8 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 2.88 €
Per person : 0.72 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Carrot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Thaï rice with small vegetables, Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages, Langoustine gratin, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Coleslaw, ... All
	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Two-olive ciabatta, Cheese tart, Special small breads, French baguettes, Blackcurrant liqueur, ... All
	Belly (streaky) bacon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tartiflette, "Land and sea" kebabs, Bacon and cabbage omelette, Roast beef "like they do it in Santa Fe", Chicken club sandwich, ... All
	Chicken stock cube: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pilau rice, The total turnip, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, Leek and potato soup, Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), ... All

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