Something amazing happens to carrots when you sous-vide them; they become so sweet and melt in your mouth. Now that I have a sous vide machine and I’m always looking for a way to use it, I wanted to make something simple but super flavorful, and I knew I had to make something with carrots. That’s why I paired them with this creamy almond yogurt sauce for the perfect complement to their sweetness.
I kept the sous-vide cooking pretty simple and only added oil and salt to the carrots, but you can definitely infuse more flavors into them by adding spices and woody herbs in the bag. Spices that would go well are coriander and cumin, and some fresh thyme would also work as a herb.
If you don’t have a circulator, you can absolutely roast them in the oven. Put them in an aluminum foil pouch with your flavorings and roast at 330ºF for about 1 – 1.5 hours. The difference between roasting and sous vide is that the carrots won’t absorb so much of the flavorings as they would cooked sous vide, but in the oven they’ll become super tender and delicious.
This a great uncomplicated, affordable recipe you can make for dinner or even a party, with a fantastic flavor. You can even sear or grill the carrots right after they’re cooked for an extra smoky touch.
Use golden, purple or white carrots instead of regular orange.
If you don’t have a circulator, roast them in the oven (see instructions above).
For these carrots you’re just going to need:
Circulator, a food-grade vacuum bag and a vacuum bag sealer
1 medium bowl
1 whisk
Grill pan or frying pan, for searing (optional)
Serve these carrots as a side dish, an appetizer, or as a snack.
300g (6 medium) carrots, peeled
30ml olive oil
4g sea salt
150ml almond yogurt
22g red onion, brunoise
60g cucumber, brunoise
5g parsley leaves, chiffonade
3g basil leaves, chiffonade
1g garlic, microplained
2g serrano pepper, deseeded and brunoise
Sea salt, to taste
Freshly-squeezed lemon juice, to taste
Basil oil
Balsamic reduction
Maldon salt or other flaky sea salt
Set up your circulator to 185ºF / 85ºC in a large body of water. Place carrots, olive oil and salt in a food-grade vacuum seal bag and vacuum seal. Cook in the water for 1 hour and 20 minutes until soft. Remove from water and set aside.
For the yogurt sauce, mix all the ingredients except salt and lemon juice in a bowl, then season with salt to taste. If the yogurt you are using is pretty acidic, don’t add lemon juice. But if it needs acidity, add some to taste.
To plate, take the carrots out of the bag and cut lengthwise. If they’re quite big you can but them in half again and then into 2-inch spears. If you want to add more flavor, you can always sear them or grill them at this stage. Serve on a plate on top of the yogurt sauce.
Top with a drizzle of basil oil, balsamic reduction, and a sprinkle of Maldon salt.
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