Root Vegetables

Honey-Cinnamon Carrots
Ingredients 

 

 500g / 1lb carrots 

 1/4 cup honey 

 2 tsp minced garlic 

 2 tsp olive oil 

 1 tsp cinnamon 

 1/2 tsp ginger 

 pinch of salt and pepper 

 

 Method 

 

 Preheat oven to 180C / 350F. 

 Cat carrots into sticks. 

 Mix all other ingredients well and toss through carrots. 

 Bake for 30 minutes. 

 

 Notes 

 Serves 4.

Marinated Sweet Potato
Ingredients 

 

 1 sweet potato 

 1 cup water 

 2 tbsp soy sauce 

 2 tbsp rice wine (mirin) 

 2 tbsp rice syrup or honey 

 1 tbsp sugar 

 1 tsp sesame seeds 

 

 Method 

 

 Peel and dice the sweet potato. 

 Add the potato to a saucepan with water, soy sauce, wine, sugar, and syrup. 

 Bring it to the boil and then simmer for 20-30 minutes until te sauce has evaporated. 

 Sprinkle with sesame seeds to serve.

Stir-Fried Pumpkin (호박 붜음)
Ingredients 

 

 1/2 butternut pumpkin or equivalent 

 2 tsp salt 

 1 tsp minced garlic 

 1 tsp sugar 

 1 tsp sesame seeds 

 

 Method 

 

 Slice pumpkin into thin (1/2cm) bite-sized pieces, place in strainer with salt, and sit for 30 minutes. 

 Rinse the pumpkin and stir-fry in sesame oil along with all other ingredients until it is soft, stirring regularly so that it doesn't burn.