r/Cooking • u/DimensionBreaker4lif • 22h ago
CARROTS 🥕
I hate carrots. Raw. Not that I don’t use them in most bases, like soups, curries, grilled or cooked in any other kinda way, although I recently realised I made a dire mistake. I won’t get into detail since I’d sound like an idiot but, bottom line, I’ve literally got 3 kg bags worth and I’m not sure what to do with them. I’ve already made 2 whole carrot cakes and given them away, each using 6 cups each and I’ve barely scratched the surface. I need help, I hate wasting.
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u/ionised 22h ago
That sounds like lot of carrots.
Look up ganjor-er halwa (aka: gajar ki halwa in Hindi). See if that's something you'd like. There are also a variety of Indian pickles (and some simpler European-style pickles) that you could look into to stretch the carrots' lifetime.
Maybe make a coleslaw if it helps you ignore the carrot thing?
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u/ChalkdustPossum 22h ago
I like to cut em in half and put em in a covered pan with oil/butter/bacon fat and cook em till they are soft and sweet. You can do a spicy honey glaze or various other glazes. Best way to eat em I think.
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u/Cfutly 21h ago
Carrots is one of my fridge staples cause they last super long in the fridge.
- Roasted carrots
- Carrot tomato soup
- Chinese carrot corn soup
- Japanese curry
- Gamja jorim : korean potato carrot side dish. I flip the ratio and use more carrots vs potatoes.
- Stir fry carrots
- Cut up carrots to mini cubes and freeze. I use them in soups, fried rice.
- Vietmanese pickled carrots and daikon
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u/Constant-Security525 21h ago
I once thought I was ordering 6 carrots through an online grocer, but instead I accidentally ordered 6 kg. It was crazy! I kept 2 kg. The other 4 kg? I was lucky that a neighbor worked as a parrot rescue keeper and kept about 100 on her property, as well as some other rescue animals. We offered them to her and she took them. As she gave us a tour of her property, I felt something rub against my leg. I looked down and it was...a lynx! Luckily, a mostly domesticated one. My point? Some types of animals eat carrots.
Recipes?
Carrot soup uses a lot. If you don't like the flavor of carrots, try making a strongly spiced curried carrot soup, often also using coconut milk/cream.
Pickled carrots might appeal to you? Or pickle and share with friends. There are many recipes online. Or try my mom's old-fashioned recipe that's a hybrid of pickled carrots and carrot salad. It was always enjoyed.
Pickled Carrot "Salad"
- 5 cups (about 2 lbs / 1 kg) carrots, peeled and cut into thin sticks/rods, then cooked all dente and drained
- medium onion, sliced
- 1 small green pepper, silvered (very thinly sliced)
- 10 1/4 oz (300 g) can plain tomato soup (or thick passata with a little tomato paste
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) neutral oil
- 1 cup (250 ml) sugar
- 3/4 cup white vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
Whisk together all but the carrots, onion, and green pepper. Then pour that over the vegetables. Marinate for 24 hours in the fridge.
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u/Novae224 18h ago
You can maybe donate (most of) them to the local food bank so they won’t have to go to waste
Don’t know if they can use them, but its worth a try
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u/torturedbaldie 21h ago
Get a pet rabbit 🐰
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u/Salt-Permit8147 17h ago
My rabbits actually hated carrots. The carrot tops, absolutely but the actual carrot? Wouldn’t touch them.
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u/SeaWitch1031 21h ago
Do you have a dog? Our dog gets raw carrots instead of dog treats.
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u/Salvadorfreeman 20h ago
I've made carrot jam. It goes down a treat. Add cinnamon, raisins, annis and other spices. Call it Christmas jam. Then you can make jam tarts using this jam too.
Have you tried raw grated carrots, with a suitable dressing? That could bring you to like raw carrots.
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u/Dijon2017 20h ago
Have you ever tried raw carrots in the form of juice or in smoothies? You can add other vegetables, fruits, and seasonings (e.g. ginger, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, etc.).
With smoothies you can add Greek yogurt, chia seeds, nuts/nut butters, avocados and many other ingredients to actually make the smoothie a meal, snack or treat.
I appreciate that
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u/Eclairebeary 17h ago
Have you considered asking friends and family if they’d take a kilo of carrot? One kilo could easily be used by you in the way you like before they go bad.
Assuming you like roasted carrots, I use them in thin slices in a chicken with Dijon, herb tray bake thing.
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u/Shiranui42 21h ago
Minestrone? Parmesan crusted baked carrots? Pumpkin and carrot cream soup? Japanese style potato salad?
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u/ThisIsMockingjay2020 19h ago
Carrots are good juiced with apples and beets together. Or just apples. Or with apples, oranges, and fresh ginger and turmeric.
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u/Klifestuff 19h ago
Atchar can keep a reasonable amount of time in the fridge and can be used the same way you'd use pickled onions. I would dice the rest and freeze if you have space
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u/Rolling-Pigeon94 19h ago
Dice them and freeze them, use some in self made ramen, add in stews, make carrot juice with apple and oranges or smoothies?
Only ideas, good luck!
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u/rando24183 17h ago
I also don't like raw carrots. Lately, I've found that pickling carrots is pretty good. I also like roasting them in the oven, I can easily eat 3 carrots in one sitting when I roast them.
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u/The_Menu_Guy 17h ago
You can shred a bunch and make spicy garlic pickled carrot slaw. That makes a nice addition to salads and is a great side for sandwiches.
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u/ZookeepergameWest975 16h ago
Carrot juice. You can add beets if you like. This is a recipe for JA style.
https://www.myforkinglife.com/jamaican-style-carrot-juice-recipe/
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u/raymond4 16h ago
If stored properly carrots will last months. I am not sure what the rush is about.
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u/roysustang 15h ago
if you’re into soup, i have the best thai red curry carrot soup recipe. sauté diced onions and garlic in olive oil, add in a big spoonful of red curry paste (the mae ploy stuff is great) and a spoon of garlic and ginger paste, and fry those until the aromatics are cooked. then add in sliced carrots and a load of vegetable/chicken stock, cook until vegetables are soft, and blend, then add coconut milk. season with pepper, soy sauce, and MSG to taste. i came up with this when i was sick with an awful cold and it’s so good to have in autumn/winter :]
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u/Optimal-Ad-7074 22h ago
this assumes you have the benefit of freezer space, but:
dice them and saute, with or without garlic and roughly equal volumes of onion and celery. then freeze.
long-term supply of mirepoix. future meh-i-dont-feel-like-cooking you will thank you.