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Mashed carrots
CourseSide dish
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsCarrots

Mashed carrots is a dish prepared by cooking and then mashing carrots. Milk, butter, salt and pepper are often used in the dish and frequently mixed in at the end of preparation. The dish is usually a side dish to meat and/or vegetables. Carrots can also be roasted in the oven and mashed afterwards but boiling the carrots seems to be the preferred method of preparation.[1][2] Carrots sometimes are mixed with other cooked vegetables before mashing. These include onions, parsnips, turnips. potatoes and rutabaga.[3][4][5]

Ingredients

The main ingredients are:

Herbs, spices and other ingredients are sometimes added:

Culinary uses

Mashed carrots can be served as a side dish. A potato masher is a utensil which can be used to prepare the carrots.[13] After being boiled, steamed or roasted, the cooked carrots can prepared by hand or in a food processor.[6][7] In addition, canned carrots can be used to prepare mashed carrots.[14]

To create mashed carrots, the carrots are cut into a uniform size. The carrots have been boiled long enough when a fork that is inserted comes out clean. The mashed carrots are served warm.[6] Mashed carrots are a major ingredient in carrot muffins and carrot cookies.[15] Mashed carrots are used in commercially prepared 'baby' food.[16] Mashed carrots are the main ingredient in carrot souffle.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Caramelized Carrot Mash". Food & Wine. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b Carrot and Parsnip Mash | Sheila's Kitchen says. "Carrot And Parsnip Mash". Irish American Mom. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Mashed Carrots and Turnips". Taste of Home. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Carrots and Rutabaga Mash | Paleo Leap". Paleo Leap | Paleo diet Recipes & Tips. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Savory Carrot Mash Recipe on Food52". Food52. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Company Mashed Carrots". Taste of Home. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Mashed Carrots with Honey and Chili Powder". Martha Stewart. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Mashed Carrots". Food Hero. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Hanger Steak With Buttery Mashed Carrots". Real Simple. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  10. ^ Standish, Marjorie (1 January 1996). Keep Cooking--the Maine Way. Down East Books. ISBN 9781461745143.
  11. ^ "Honey Mashed Carrots". www.landolakes.com. Retrieved 21 April 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. ^ "Carrot Mash". Food Network (in Catalan). Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  13. ^ Commercial America. The Philadelphia Commercial Museum. 1910. p. 27. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Mashed Carrots". Food Hero. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  15. ^ Kirsch, Howard (12 February 2013). Cookie Recipe Scrapbook. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781426974564.
  16. ^ "What Is Carrot Mash? (with pictures)". wiseGEEK. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  17. ^ "What Is Carrot Souffle? (with pictures)". wiseGEEK. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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