Chilly Dilly Carrots Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add the carrots and cook until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Drain and rinse under cold water until cool. Pack the carrots and dill sprigs into a 1-quart jar.
• Make the brine: Combine the vinegar, 3/4 cup water, the sugar, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, the dill seeds, caraway seeds and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Pour the hot brine into the jar and let cool completely. Cover and refrigerate overnight or up to 1 week.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cook carrots in a small amount of water until crisp-tender; drain. Add remaining ingredients. Cook over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until hot.

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• To make the soup, combine chicken broth, carrots, and potatoes in a large saucepan or Dutch oven, over medium high heat.
• Add whole, uncut herbs to pot and bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat to medium to medium low to simmer, uncovered, until carrots and potatoes are tender, 13 to 15 minutes; remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Remove herbs and discard.
• Remove peels from potatoes, add butter, and puree soup with an immersion blender; or remove carrots, peeled potatoes, butter, and enough broth to a blender or food processor to puree.
• Season soup with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover and refrigerate, at least 2 hours and up to 48 hours.
• Soup can be thinned with a little water when serving, if desired.
• To make the garnish, combine yogurt, chopped dill, and chopped chives in a small bowl; season with salt, if desired.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 48 hours.
• To serve, ladle soup into individual serving bowls and top with a couple of teaspoons of the herbed yogurt; partially swirl yogurt into soup.
• Garnish with a sprig of dill.

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil and cook the carrots until tender-crisp, about 1 minute; drain and rinse under cold water to cool them down.
• Pack the carrots and dill sprigs into a quart jar.
• To make the brine: In a medium saucepan, combine the vinegar, water, sugar, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, dill seeds, caraway seeds and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil.
• Pour the hot brine over the carrots and let cool to room temperature; cover and store refrigerated overnight or up to 1 week.

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• Place carrots, water and margarine in saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat; simmer for 8 minutes or until the carrots are crisp-tender. Uncover and simmer until liquid has evaporated. Stir in dill.

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• Cut carrots into lengthwise slices that will fit a pint size jar.
• Pack into two pint sized jars. In each jar, also place a piece of onion, a garlic clove, 1 tablespoon of salt, 1/2 tablespoon of dill weed, 1/2 tablespoon dill seed, and a pinch of cayenne pepper.
• Bring vinegar and water to a boil.
• Pour over carrots leaving a 1/2" headspace. Check for air bubbles. Process jars in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes.
• Adjust time according to your altitude.

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• If necessary, trim ends of beans so they will just fit into pint jars when inserted lengthwise.
• Pare carrots and cut into sticks that are about the size of the beans.
• Into a large saucepan, turn the beans and the carrots; add enough boiling water so it comes up about 2 inches; bring to a boil; boil just until vegetables are tender--about 15 minutes; drain.
• Into a medium saucepan, put the sugar, vinegar, 2 cups water, and the dill; bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Pack the beans and carrots lengthwise in 4 pint jars; cover with the hot sugar-vinegar mixture, leaving 1/2-inch head space.
• Place jars on a rack in a large pan, add hot water to cover jars by at least 1 inch.
• Bring water to a boil, then keep at a gentle, steady boil 20 minutes.
• Remove to cool.

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• In small saucepan, bring the water, sugar, salt and dill to a boil. Add carrots and beans. Cook, uncovered, for 5-8 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender; drain., Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat.

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• In a saucepan, combine carrots, water, butter, salt, sugar and pepper. Cover and simmer until carrots are crisp-tender, about 10 minutes. Drain liquid into a small saucepan; set the carrots aside and keep warm. Bring liquid to a boil. In a small bowl, combine flour and cream until smooth; slowly add to liquid, stirring constantly. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour over the carrots; stir in dill. Cover and let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Place carrots in a small saucepan and cover with water; cook until crisp-tender. Drain and place in a small bowl. Combine remaining ingredients; pour over carrots. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight, stirring occasionally.