Merry Christmas food tubers I can tell you things are starting to get very
you things are starting to get very
you things are starting to get very festive here in the river college
festive here in the river college
festive here in the river college kitchen and today I’m going to show you
kitchen and today I’m going to show you
kitchen and today I’m going to show you one of my favorite winter rooty dishes
one of my favorite winter rooty dishes
one of my favorite winter rooty dishes my sesame roast carrots here I’ve got
my sesame roast carrots here I’ve got
my sesame roast carrots here I’ve got just about a kilo of the finest winter
just about a kilo of the finest winter
just about a kilo of the finest winter carrot now these are the big fellows
carrot now these are the big fellows
carrot now these are the big fellows full of crunch and flavor I can use as
full of crunch and flavor I can use as
full of crunch and flavor I can use as many as it takes to pretty much fill up
many as it takes to pretty much fill up
many as it takes to pretty much fill up my roasting tray but I don’t want to
my roasting tray but I don’t want to
my roasting tray but I don’t want to overcrowd it or they won’t get crispy
overcrowd it or they won’t get crispy
overcrowd it or they won’t get crispy and caramelized in just the way that I
and caramelized in just the way that I
and caramelized in just the way that I want when it comes to chopping chunky
want when it comes to chopping chunky
want when it comes to chopping chunky carrots for roasting rough and Ready’s
carrots for roasting rough and Ready’s
carrots for roasting rough and Ready’s definitely the way no perfect circle’s
definitely the way no perfect circle’s
definitely the way no perfect circle’s no geometric battens I want quirky
no geometric battens I want quirky
no geometric battens I want quirky angles and that’s where you get the
angles and that’s where you get the
angles and that’s where you get the crispy corners and the lovely toffee ish
crispy corners and the lovely toffee ish
crispy corners and the lovely toffee ish flavors I just rotate it in a fairly
flavors I just rotate it in a fairly
flavors I just rotate it in a fairly random way and look at those lovely
random way and look at those lovely
random way and look at those lovely pieces so keep it random food tubers it
pieces so keep it random food tubers it
pieces so keep it random food tubers it makes for more interesting sizes and
makes for more interesting sizes and
makes for more interesting sizes and shapes it looks better and it tastes
shapes it looks better and it tastes
shapes it looks better and it tastes better look at that with the winter
better look at that with the winter
better look at that with the winter sunlight crashing through onto my
sunlight crashing through onto my
sunlight crashing through onto my carrots they already look incredibly
carrots they already look incredibly
carrots they already look incredibly appetizing we’re roasting so we need a
appetizing we’re roasting so we need a
appetizing we’re roasting so we need a little bit of oil and I’m using the
little bit of oil and I’m using the
little bit of oil and I’m using the finest Devon culinary rapeseed oil the
finest Devon culinary rapeseed oil the
finest Devon culinary rapeseed oil the sweet flavor of the rapeseed goes really
sweet flavor of the rapeseed goes really
sweet flavor of the rapeseed goes really well with the carrots sesame seeds are a
well with the carrots sesame seeds are a
well with the carrots sesame seeds are a really good addition to roast roots of
really good addition to roast roots of
really good addition to roast roots of any kind but particularly carrots so I’m
any kind but particularly carrots so I’m
any kind but particularly carrots so I’m going to be really generous with them
going to be really generous with them
going to be really generous with them and now just a bit of salt and pepper
and now just a bit of salt and pepper
and now just a bit of salt and pepper and they’re going to go straight into a
and they’re going to go straight into a
and they’re going to go straight into a fairly hot happen about 180 degrees for
fairly hot happen about 180 degrees for
fairly hot happen about 180 degrees for 45 minutes or so
actually I could leave my sesame roast
actually I could leave my sesame roast carrots right there when they come out
carrots right there when they come out
carrots right there when they come out of the oven they’re going to be
of the oven they’re going to be
of the oven they’re going to be delicious and they make a perfect side
delicious and they make a perfect side
delicious and they make a perfect side dish but because we’re getting festive
dish but because we’re getting festive
dish but because we’re getting festive I’m going to build up a whole extra
I’m going to build up a whole extra
I’m going to build up a whole extra layer of flavors to mingle with them
layer of flavors to mingle with them
layer of flavors to mingle with them when they come out of the oven and these
when they come out of the oven and these
when they come out of the oven and these flavors really are going to be quite
flavors really are going to be quite
flavors really are going to be quite Christmassy I’ve got an orange here and
Christmassy I’ve got an orange here and
Christmassy I’ve got an orange here and I going to start with some of its zest
I going to start with some of its zest
I going to start with some of its zest and I want the juice such a big fella in
and I want the juice such a big fella in
and I want the juice such a big fella in fact that half is probably going to do
fact that half is probably going to do
fact that half is probably going to do me Trickle that into my sauce pan and
me Trickle that into my sauce pan and
me Trickle that into my sauce pan and into the juice goes a generous few
into the juice goes a generous few
into the juice goes a generous few handfuls of raisins about a hundred
handfuls of raisins about a hundred
handfuls of raisins about a hundred grams and a teaspoon of honey as soon as
grams and a teaspoon of honey as soon as
grams and a teaspoon of honey as soon as it starts to bubble and the honey is
it starts to bubble and the honey is
it starts to bubble and the honey is dissolved turn off the heat that hot
dissolved turn off the heat that hot
dissolved turn off the heat that hot liquid will be quickly absorbed into
liquid will be quickly absorbed into
liquid will be quickly absorbed into those plump raisins
there’s a lovely sizzle going on there
there’s a lovely sizzle going on there they’ve had about 15 minutes maybe 20
they’ve had about 15 minutes maybe 20
they’ve had about 15 minutes maybe 20 time to give them a little turn look at
time to give them a little turn look at
time to give them a little turn look at that you can see now just the beginnings
that you can see now just the beginnings
that you can see now just the beginnings of the most fantastic color back in the
of the most fantastic color back in the
of the most fantastic color back in the oven to finish them off I reckon my
oven to finish them off I reckon my
oven to finish them off I reckon my carrots are just seconds away from
carrots are just seconds away from
carrots are just seconds away from perfect roastiness so I’m just going to
perfect roastiness so I’m just going to
perfect roastiness so I’m just going to run my blade across a little pile of
run my blade across a little pile of
run my blade across a little pile of flat leaf parsley
flat leaf parsley
flat leaf parsley I don’t want dust so it’s really just a
I don’t want dust so it’s really just a
I don’t want dust so it’s really just a light loose chopping I’m betting we’re
light loose chopping I’m betting we’re
light loose chopping I’m betting we’re going to be right on it oh look at that
going to be right on it oh look at that
going to be right on it oh look at that the orange the brown and the nearly
the orange the brown and the nearly
the orange the brown and the nearly black it’s that perfect roastiness the
black it’s that perfect roastiness the
black it’s that perfect roastiness the smell is incredible I’m just going to
smell is incredible I’m just going to
smell is incredible I’m just going to make myself a little portion plate out
sprinkling of toasted arms raises the
sprinkling of toasted arms raises the parsley is great at this point because
parsley is great at this point because
parsley is great at this point because it puts some nice herby fresh grassy
it puts some nice herby fresh grassy
it puts some nice herby fresh grassy flavours back into something that’s
flavours back into something that’s
flavours back into something that’s starting to become quite sweet so just a
starting to become quite sweet so just a
starting to become quite sweet so just a sprinkling and last of all the syrupy
sprinkling and last of all the syrupy
sprinkling and last of all the syrupy juices and the raisins and just look at
juices and the raisins and just look at
juices and the raisins and just look at that
that
that my sesame roast carrots that would be
my sesame roast carrots that would be
my sesame roast carrots that would be the perfect side dish for any festive
the perfect side dish for any festive
the perfect side dish for any festive roast being a turkey a goose maybe a nut
roast being a turkey a goose maybe a nut
roast being a turkey a goose maybe a nut roast have actually become the stars of
roast have actually become the stars of
roast have actually become the stars of their own little Christmas show in
their own little Christmas show in
their own little Christmas show in what’s come together as a delicious
what’s come together as a delicious
what’s come together as a delicious little vegetable vegetarian if you like
little vegetable vegetarian if you like
little vegetable vegetarian if you like starter so elegant and above all just
starter so elegant and above all just
starter so elegant and above all just delicious well I reckon the humble
delicious well I reckon the humble
delicious well I reckon the humble carrot has never been so Christmassy and
carrot has never been so Christmassy and
carrot has never been so Christmassy and rarely so tasty
rarely so tasty
rarely so tasty if you agree you can give us a thumbs up
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forget that this and many other delicious festive recipes can all be
delicious festive recipes can all be
delicious festive recipes can all be found in River cottage light and easy
found in River cottage light and easy
found in River cottage light and easy merry christmas food tubers time to tuck
merry christmas food tubers time to tuck
merry christmas food tubers time to tuck in
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