Carrots With Fennel And Pecans

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups carrots, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon toasted ground fennel
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 1 tablespoon arrowroot
• 1 dash salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons lightly toasted chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 steam or blanch carrots until tender-crisp. reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking water or use fresh water.
• 2 combine fennel seeds, maple syrup, 1 tablespoon cold water and arrowroot. mix in with carrots and cooking water.
• 3 gently heat, stirring until mixture thickens and carrots are fork-tender. transfer to a serving bowl. add salt and pepper to taste. garnish with pecans.
• 4 * to toast fennel seeds, heat a skillet over medium heat, then add seeds and toast until fragrant. use a spice grinder or mortar and pestle to crush the fennel seeds.