Chef John's Bourbon-Glazed Carrots

Name: Chef John's Bourbon-Glazed Carrots
Total time: 25
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 0.5 cup butter; 2 pounds carrots, peeled, cut into equal-sized pieces; 0.5 teaspoon salt, or more to taste; 0.5 cup bourbon whiskey; 0.33333334326744 cup brown sugar; freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste; 2 sprigs fresh thyme leaves for garnish

Recipe by John Mitzewich from allrecipes.com

Dinner,Side Dish 25 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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0.5 cup butter
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2 pounds carrots, peeled, cut into equal-sized pieces
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0.5 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
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0.5 cup bourbon whiskey

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0.33333334326744 cup brown sugar
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freshly ground black pepper to taste
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1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
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2 sprigs fresh thyme leaves for garnish

Instructions

Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat until foaming. Add carrots and salt; cook and stir in hot butter until liquid evaporates and carrots begin to brown around the edges, 5 to 6 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium-low and pour in bourbon carefully. Cook and stir until bourbon is almost evaporated, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle in brown sugar; cook and stir until carrots are almost cooked through, about 5 minutes more.
Increase heat to medium-high and cook until glaze thickens, 15 to 30 seconds. Season with ground black pepper and cayenne pepper. Transfer carrots to a serving dish and garnish with thyme leaves.