Name: Chef John's Bourbon-Glazed Carrots
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Butter - ½ cup; Carrots, peeled, cut into equal-sized pieces - 2 pounds; Salt, or more to taste - ½ teaspoon; Bourbon whiskey - ½ cup; Brown sugar - ⅓ cup; Freshly ground black pepper to taste - ⅓ cup; Cayenne pepper, or to taste - 1 pinch; Fresh thyme, for garnish (Optional) - 2 sprigs

Ingredients for - Chef John's Bourbon-Glazed Carrots

1. Butter ½ cup

2. Carrots, peeled, cut into equal-sized pieces 2 pounds

3. Salt, or more to taste ½ teaspoon

4. Bourbon whiskey ½ cup

5. Brown sugar ⅓ cup

6. Freshly ground black pepper to taste ⅓ cup

7. Cayenne pepper, or to taste 1 pinch

8. Fresh thyme, for garnish (Optional) 2 sprigs

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Bourbon-Glazed Carrots

1 . Stage

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.

2 . Stage

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.

3 . Stage

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.