How to cook carrot
Carrots are a popular vegetable all over the world, but do you know how to cook carrots? Carrots are good for digestion, prevent cancer, protect vision, strengthen the immune system, help you lose weight and much more.Therefore, we are going to show you how to easily and quickly cook carrots at home for any occasion.
Ingredients
- 1 or more carrots
- Water to cook
Instructions
- First, wash your carrots very well. It is normal for carrots to be covered in dirt and impurities, but this is not a problem, you can even use a sponge with soap or detergent to sanitize them.
- Right after washing the carrot, cut off the part of the stalk and also the part of the root that will probably still be in your carrot, the stalk and root are at the ends of the carrot.
- Peel the carrot. However, in some recipes you can use the carrot with the skin itself, making this step optional according to the desired end.
- Slice the carrot into small rounds.
- In a pan, put enough water to cover the carrots and a little salt, boil this water and then add the carrots.
- Finally, cover the pan and wait 5 to 10 minutes until it is at the point where you want it. You can, every 5 minutes, skewer the carrot with a fork and see how it is done.
- There, your boiled carrot is finished.
Notes on cooking carrots
- How to clean carrots: Before washing the carrots, soak them with a little sodium hypochlorite, this will help to clean them more deeply.
- How to cook carrots faster: You can slice your carrots into smaller pieces like slices, for example. By doing this, you will increase the contact surface it will have with the water, which will ultimately speed up the cooking. Salt also helps to speed up the cooking of carrots, so using salted water for cooking can be a good option.
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