- Scrub medium-size carrots, skin on, and dry.
- Toss lightly with oil and salt and place on a parchment lined sheet tray.
- Roast in 325F oven for 45 minutes to an hour. The outside should like wrinkled, caramelized and thin end should feel hollow and the thick end should be fully cooked (soft). If the tip gets crunchy or burnt, just break it off.
- Remove the carrots from the oven, allow to cool slightly.
- In a bowl, season with the ‘bacon salt’ and toss evenly. Place back onto the lined sheet tray in the oven and turn oven off leave the carrots overnight to slowly dehydrate.
- The next day, setup a mini smoker with foil and wood chips. Light your wood chips until a flame holds, allow to burn slightly and then gently extinguish. Cover securely.
- In ten minute, increments, re-light the wood chips 3 more times or until desired smokiness is reached. When carrots are done, remove from the “smoker” and place between two pieces of parchment. With a heavy ‘mallet’ smash the carrots flat.
Carrot Pancakes
- 1 cup flour
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbl cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup carrot buttermilk
- 2 tbl neutral oil I use grapeseed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 275 g carrots peeled/shredded/chopped divided into 150 g
- 125 g unsalted butter
- Blend 150 g raw carrots with 500g milk until mostly smooth. Strain through a fine mess strainer. Mix carrot milk with 2T lemon juice and let sit for 10-20 minutes. Measure 3/4 cup for pancake batter.
- Mix 1 g of salt with 125 g shredded/chopped carrots until moisture begins to draw out. Let sit for at least one hour. Squeeze liquid out of carrots through a kitchen towel until dry.
- In a bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder, spices, salt, and 2 T brown sugar. Add the salted carrots to the dry and coat evenly.
- Mix the egg, carrot buttermilk, vanilla extract, and oil together and add to the dry carrot mix. Mix as little as possible to combine.
- Heat a skillet or non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add one tablespoon of butter. Spoon pancake batter into the pan. Cook on one side until tiny bubbles start appearing on top of the batter. Flip. Cook on the other side until cooked through.
Mulberry Cobbler
- 4 cups mulberries ripe, sweetened to taste
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup sifted flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 3/4 cup milk
- Mix all of the above ingredients except the mulberries together by hand
- Heat the mulberries on the stove, being careful not to scorch them
- Pour half of the batter into a greased 8x8 or 9x9-inch baking dish.
- Add fruit, then pour the remaining batter over the fruit
- Bake in a preheated, 400-degree F oven for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
Roasted Fennel and Carrot Salad
- 1 large fennel bulb
- 2 large carrots
- 4 shallots
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt to taste
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 F.
- Cut the fennel into two parts. Divide each part into 4 or 5 parts.
- Cut carrot into medium size sticks.
- Remove the skin of shallots.
- Mix all the seasoning, lemon juice, and olive oil together.
- Mix them well with fennel, shallots, and carrot sticks.
- Arrange them on a baking tray.
- Roast them at 400 F for around 20 minutes or till they look nice and caramelized.
- Serve them as a warm salad or mix them with some greens or grains. Enjoy!
Kerala Coconut Noodles with Green Beans & Butternut Squash
Recipe created by Chef Anita Jaisinghani of Pondicheri
- 8 ounce rice vermicelli
- 1 1 inch piece ginger grated
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 small white onion diced
- 1 cup fresh green beans snap into 1 inch pieces
- 2 cups butternut squash cubed
- 1 large carrot peeled and cut into circles
- 1 tablespoon green curry paste
- 1/2 can coconut milk
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup toasted peanuts chopped
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- 1 limes squeezed
- Place a saucepot of water over high heat. Add the salt. Bring the water to a boil. Turn off the heat.
- Gently drop the rice noodles into the water.
- Let the noodles absorb (soak up) the water for about 5 to 8 minutes.
- Strain noodles over a bowl in the sink.
- Prepare your mise en place.
- Place a large non-stick saute pan on medium heat. Spray the pan with cooking spray.
- Add the garlic, onions and ginger to the pan. Cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in the green curry paste. Cook 30 seconds.
- Add the butternut squash, and cook for 3-4 minutes, until it starts to become tender.
- Add the carrots. Cook for 2 minutes
- Add in the coconut milk, green beans and salt. Stir well.
- Allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
- Remove pan from the heat. Add the rice noodles. Gently fold the noodles into the sauce.
- Garnish with cilantro, toasted peanuts and squeeze of lime. Enjoy!