Steamed Baby Carrots with Ginger-Garlic Butter

By polloazul

Ingredients

• 1 pound (454 g) baby carrots with tops, peeled and all but 1/2-inch of the tops removed
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 thin stalk baby garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced peeled ginger
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
• 1/2 teaspoon lime zest
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Preparation

Step 1

1. Steam the carrots, covered, for 10 minutes.
2. In the nonstick skillet, melt the butter and sauté the baby garlic and ginger for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in the carrots, cilantro, lime zest, juice, and sea salt.
Variations
The original recipe calls for 2 cloves minced garlic and 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro.