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.
57K 2.8/5 based on 11 reviews
Last modified on: January 27th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
0 kg 12 g carrot - 2
8 tablespoons olive oil - 3
4 tablespoons herbes de Provence - 4
2 bayleaves - 5
2 sprigs rosemary - 6
0 litre 8 ml Vegetable stock - 7
8 glasses couscous - 8
8 glasses water - 9
salt - 10
pepper
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 34 min. | 40 min. | 1 hour 14 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 8 tablespoons olive oil, 4 tablespoons 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
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 12,890 Kcal or 53,968 Kj | 235 gr | 1,362 gr | 723 gr |
| 645 % | 90 % | 129 % | 110 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 190 Kcal or 795 Kj | 3 gr | 20 gr | 11 gr |
| 10 % | 1 % | 2 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,611 Kcal or 6,745 Kj | 29 gr | 170 gr | 90 gr |
| 81 % | 11 % | 16 % | 14 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 11.18 €
- Per person : 1.40 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Carrot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Polenta parmentier, Coleslaw, Stock-pot fish , How to prepare carrots, Creamy risotto with vegetables , ... All |
 | Vegetable stock: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Sautéed Green Vegetables in pan, Mixed vegetable curry, Duo of slow-cooked pork, Curried prawn risotto, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salt cod brandade, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Cretan-style salmon , ... All |
 | Couscous: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gnocchi alla romana, Couscous, Tabbouleh, ... All |
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