Skillet-Roasted Carrots with Spicy Maple Bread Crumbs

Name: Skillet-Roasted Carrots with Spicy Maple Bread Crumbs
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, panko bread crumbs; 2 teaspoons, maple syrup; 2 teaspoons plus 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil, divided; 1/8 teaspoon plus ½ teaspoon, table salt, divided; 1/8 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 1/2 cup, water; 1 1/2 pounds, large carrots, peeled, cut crosswise into 3- to 4-inch lengths, and cut lengthwise into even pieces

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2020

Side Dishes

Vegetables

Vegetarian

A skillet can color carrots and concentrate their flavor three times faster than your oven.

SERVES4

TIME40 minutes

Skillet-Roasted Carrots with Spicy Maple Bread Crumbs

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For roasted carrots in a third of the time, we moved the process to a covered skillet on the stovetop, where we steamed the carrots for about 8 minutes before searing them. Steaming softened the carrots, which was important for two reasons:...

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