To Boil Carrots
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Scrape, wash, and clean the carrots.
If large, cut them into two or four pieces.
Cook
Place them in boiling water with some coarse sea salt.
Boil for 2 to 3 hours; very young carrots will require 1 hour.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Carrots
- Form the dish's body; heat softens their cell walls and starch into a tender texture.
The step that matters
Boiling time. Carrots soften as heat breaks down their cell walls and starch, so the time depends on their age and size. Stopping early leaves them firm and fibrous, while overcooking makes them mushy.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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