Sweet & Sour Carrots and Peas |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Great way to get kids to eat their vegies. Ingredients:
500 g fresh carrots |
1 kg frozen peas |
1 tablespoon sugar |
30 g butter |
1 tablespoon sugar |
1 tablespoon plain flour |
1 tablespoon white vinegar |
Directions:
1. Peel and slice carrots very thinly.
2. In a saucepan, add water and thinly sliced carrots with 1 tablespoon sugar.
3. Simmer until very soft.
4. Whilst the carrots are cooking, simmer peas gently in a large saucepan. DO NOT overcook.
5. When carrots are almost ready, over a low heat slowly melt butter in a skillet, add 1 tablespoon sugar, stir until mostly disolved. Add 1 tablespoon plain flour and stir into a paste.
6. Drain peas and return to the pot. Drain carrots and add them to the peas.
7. Add 1 tablespoon vinegar to butter paste in skillet and stir quickly. Remove immediately and add the paste to the carrots and peas.
8. Put lid on carrot and pea mixture and shake the saucepan to mix the ingredients. The carrots will break up, combine with the butter paste and coat the peas.
9. Keep covered until served. It will remain hot.
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