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Roast carrots with fennel and honey

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Roast carrots with fennel and honey

Side Serves 4 35 min
This is a simple side dish that works particularly well with roast pork – both honey and fennel are great partners for the pig. If you are a fennel fan, rub crushed fennel seeds into the scored pork skin (with the salt) to make fantastic, aniseed crackling.

Ingredients

  • 1kg carrots, peeled
  • 2–3 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil
  • 1½ tsp fennel seeds
  • 4 tbsp honey
  • good pinch salt

Method

Prep time: 5 min
Cooking time: 30 min

  • Step 1

    Preheat oven to 200°C/Gas 6. Cut the carrots into long wedges or roll-cut them into angular pieces. If they are small and slender, leave them whole or cut them in half length-ways.

  • Step 2

    Toss with the oil, fennel seeds, honey and salt. Spread the carrots in a single layer over a roasting pan lined with baking paper.

  • Step 3

    Roast for around 30 minutes until cooked through and caramelising in places – check after 20 minutes and turn over to ensure even roasting. Serve hot or warm.