A simple smooth carrot purée that can serve as a base for your meal or as a colorful accompaniment. A few simple ingredients delivering great flavor with the sweetness from the carrots.
While vacationing in Charleston, SC we dined at a wonderful restaurant that served a carrot puree that was out of this world. I asked the waiter for the ingredients and they said it was basically made of carrots, cream, salt, and a finishing oil.
Sounds simple enough, right? This was definitely something I had to recreate at home.
I replaced the cream with butter, which is just cream in a different form, but I always have some in the fridge. I also eliminated the finishing oil because not everyone has it in their pantry.
The carrots are sliced very thin then cooked until they’re very tender. They’re transferred into a blender along with the liquid in the pan.
To play it safe, only add enough of the liquid to get it blended. I'm usually left with about ¾ cup, but it can vary.
You may have more or less liquid. If you need more liquid, add a little splash of water.
BLEND UNTIL SMOOTH
If you add too much of the cooking liquid and find it a little runny, simply place the puree back in the pan and cook over medium heat until some of the water evaporates. Once you can see the bottom of the pan when a spoon is scraped across, it’s done.
Spoon onto a serving plate alongside whatever it is you’re serving. The consistency is smooth, but still thick enough to be eaten with a fork.
If you want to be fancy, scoop the carrot puree and spread with a spoon with a serving of meat, poultry, pork, or fish on top. Simple and delicious.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound carrots peeled, ends removed
- ¾ cup water
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt or to taste
- 1 - 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Slice the carrots crosswise about ¼-inch thick.
- In a medium saucepan, place carrots, water, butter, and salt. Cook over high heat just until it starts to boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and continue to cook until the carrots are tender and soft - about 20 minutes. Make sure to cover the carrots because we don’t want all the water to evaporate. Remember, there’s butter and salt in the water and that is flavor.
- Once the carrots are soft and tender enough that you can mash with a fork, transfer them to a blender with a slotted spoon. There should be at least ¾ cup of liquid left in the pan. Start with adding ½ cup of that to the blender along with 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice.
- Blend until smooth. If you need more liquid to get it going, add the remaining cooking liquid. Taste and season with salt. Add more lemon juice to your taste. You'll find a difference in acidity between bottled lemon juice and fresh lemon.
- Spoon onto serving plate alongside whatever it is you’re serving. The consistency is smooth, but still thick enough to be eaten with a fork. If you want to be fancy, scoop the carrot puree and spread with a spoon with a serving of meat, poultry, or fish on top.
Notes
Nutritional Information
I don't post the nutritional value because I don't trust the accuracy of the nutritional apps. I’m not a nutritionist and don't want to post misinformation.
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TheMau5
Do you think this is doable in an Instant Pot?
Natalie
I don't own an instant pot so I can't say. It doesn't take long to make. I hope you give it a try. 🙂
Purple Puppy
The recipe is amazing! It helped me tons this Thanksgiving because we had so many carrots but everything else was already sold out. A question though. Do you know how long this can stay in the fridge or freezer for?
Natalie
I've always used it up with no leftovers, but I think it would be fine in the fridge for a few days. It may leach some liquid, but a quick stir or blend should fix that. I don't know about the freezing. If you do it, let me know! 🙂 I'm happy you enjoyed it. Happy Thanksgiving!
Kristy
I had a dental procedure which required softs foods for two weeks. I didn't want to live off of mashed potatoes and ice cream, as tasty as those are, and I needed vitamins and fiber, so I began searching vegetable purees to mix it up. This was excellent and kept my meals from being boring, thanks so much for the great recipe!
Natalie
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I also have a recipe for beet puree so give that a try. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
Margie Benitez
Absolutely delicious!!
Marianne
I have a suggestion on your printing method. If the margins weren't so large, printing on one page would be easy. For me, one page is easier to deal with. I will use this recipe soon in decorating the plate of Carrot Wellington.
Natalie
I will pass on that suggestion to the developer of the recipe app. I don't control the settings for the printing method. 🙂
Jules
Thanks for this!!! Its delish, and making it again for Xmas eve with pan seared Scallops.
Peter
Carrot purée worked really well with pork loin. Thanks
Natalie
That's awesome. I find it goes well with pretty much anything and it makes a great presentation. Thanks for commenting. 🙂