Sticky maple roots
Serves 8
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Serve up a classic Christmas dinner side dish of carrots and parsnips. Herby and slightly caramelised, these sticky maple roots are sure to go down a treat
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- 4 large carrotscut into thick batons
- 3 parsnipscut into thick batons
- 40g butter
- 1 star anise
- few thyme sprigs
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal119
- fat5g
- saturates3g
- carbs15g
- sugars10g
- fibre5g
- protein1g
- salt0.1g
Method
step 1
Tip the carrots and parsnips into a large pan with the butter, star anise, thyme, maple syrup and 250ml water. Season with salt, then cover and boil for 10-15 mins until the water has evaporated and the vegetables are tender. Turn down the heat and cook until the carrots and parsnips are starting to caramelise and turn a light golden brown.
step 2
Shake the pan gently to cover the veg in the sticky syrup, then season with cracked black pepper and serve.