Carrots stewed in sour cream

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare the ingredients for the dish. There are many different recipes and ways to cook carrots in sour cream. Sour cream can be taken of any fat content depending on taste. Carrots should be taken fresh and juicy. We will stew carrots in sour cream as an addition to the meat dish for garnish. Carrots of any variety are suitable for this. If such a dish will be prepared as a dessert, especially for children, it is better to use sweet varieties of carrots.

2. Step 2:

   

   Carrots are washed, cleaned and cut into not very large pieces, you can just circles. We put it in a saucepan or saucepan. Pour a small amount of water, but so that the water covers the contents of the dishes. Add a pinch of salt and half a teaspoon of sugar. Sugar contributes to a better return of carrot juice, and the dish will become juicier and more tender.

3. Step 3:

   

   Turn on the fire, bring to a boil and simmer the carrots over medium heat until the carrots are soft, about 20 minutes. The water in which the carrots are stewed should almost completely evaporate, but still a small amount of broth should remain.

5. Step 4:

   

   Add sour cream, it is better to use a natural rustic product and be sure to be fresh so that the sour cream does not curdle when stewing, and the dish turns out delicious and healthy. Sour cream can be replaced with low-fat cream to make the dish less caloric. To get a thicker sauce, you can add a teaspoon of flour to the broth in a saucepan and stir quickly so that the flour does not gather into lumps. Simmer for about 10 minutes under the lid. Turn off the fire.

6. Step 5:

   

   Serve the dish to the table. If desired, you can add finely chopped fresh herbs, ground black pepper or other spices for spice. If carrots are prepared for dessert, then you can add sugar or honey, dried fruits and nuts. Carrots stewed in sour cream are delicious both hot and cold. Enjoy your meal!