GLAZED CARROTS

1 pound whole

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/2 cup orange juice

2 tablespoons packed brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup

Sea salt

Fresh ground black pepper

Fresh thyme, for garnish (optional)

Peel and remove both ends of carrots. Slice them diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick discs, or cut into 2-inch-long batons or carrot sticks. Just remember to use the same cut for all the carrots, and keep them to about the same size so they cook evenly.

Melt the butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat.

Add the carrots and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a pinch of freshly ground black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the carrots start to soften, about 5 minutes for rounds and carrot sticks.

Stir in the juice and sweetener (your choice of brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup). Cook until the liquid reduces to a glaze, about 15 minutes, while stirring occasionally to coat all the carrots.

Taste and season carrots with additional salt and pepper, if necessary. Serve immediately.

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