Provençal braised carrots
Chunks of carrot (different coloured varieties here), braised in a vegetable stock with herbes de Provence and served on a bed of couscous.
74 K 2.8/5 (11 reviews)
1 hour 15 min.
Easy
2 people
10 IngredientsLast modified on: January 27th 2019
For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
750 g carrot - 2
2 tablespoons olive oil - 3
1 tablespoon herbes de Provence - 4
½ bayleaf - 5
½ sprig rosemary - 6
500 ml vegetable stock - 7
2 glasses couscous - 8
2 glasses water - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 1,700 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Cooking: 40 min.
All in all: 1 hour 15 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Cut into 1/2 inch (1 cm) chunks.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Put the carrot pieces into a bowl and add 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon herbes de Provence, salt and pepper.
Mix well.
Mix well.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Take the dish over to near the oven, then add vegetable stock to the level of the carrots.
Stage 6 - 40 min.
Cook for about 40 minutes, until the carrots are meltingly soft.
If, towards the end of cooking, the carrots are not yet soft and the liquid has dried up, add more stock and return to the oven for a while longer.
If, towards the end of cooking, the carrots are not yet soft and the liquid has dried up, add more stock and return to the oven for a while longer.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Prepare the couscous using the instructions on the packet.
Stage 8
Serve the carrots on a bed of couscous.
Remarks
Mixing carrots of different colours makes the dish prettier, but does not affect the flavour, so is not essential.
You can use a poultry stock instead of the vegetable stock, which will give the carrots a more marked flavour.
You can use a poultry stock instead of the vegetable stock, which will give the carrots a more marked flavour.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 60 RDI=20 % | 340 RDI=30 % | 180 RDI=30 % | 3,220 RDI=160 % | 13,490 RDI: 160 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 RDI=1 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 190 RDI=10 % | 800 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 30 RDI=10 % | 170 RDI=20 % | 90 RDI=10 % | 1,610 RDI=80 % | 6,750 RDI: 80 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 2.80 €
- Per person : 1.40 €
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Carrot
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Vegetable stock
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Water
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