My carrots have gone a little soft, what to do?

[panur_links]

They're not really bad yet, but they're no longer in that 'enjoyable-for-salad' state, and while they for sure can be used mashed or in a soup, I don't anticipate any dishes with that in the immediate future.see, my mom's married to a guy with his own produce so there's never a shortage of goodies, sometimes more than we know what to do with or

Comments

[kalaam]

roast them in the oven with salt and pepper and garlic and olive oil and a bit of cumin

[bandicoot]

Roast them, as already mentioned, or cook them with a butter and brown sugar glaze.

[mustangracer]

Or keep them in the freezer with some of the other rejected veggies and peels for stock.

[lisasimpsonfan]

I would candy the carrots with a little bit of honey and ginger. That's the only way I really like cooked carrots that aren't hidden in soups or stews. Also you can save them for stock. Or if you have a crazy dog like we do they make great pet treats.

[frkyjenn]

Freeze them. They should be fine to cook anyway you want at a later date.

I put 140 quarts (of various cuts) in the freezer already this year. I think I have another 50 or so carrots still in the ground that I'll pull up here pretty soon and freeze too.
It's easy, clean your carrots (you can take the peels off or leave them on. I grow my own carrots and they are organic so I leave the peels on) just cut into thin slices, 1/4-inch cubes or lengthwise strips. Blanch (google on how to blanch if you aren't sure) small whole carrots about 5 minutes, diced or sliced about 2 minutes and lengthwise strips about 2 minutes. Cool promptly in a bowl of ice water (they should stay in the ice water bath for the equal amount of time they were in the boiling water), drain, let dry a little bit and package into freezer bags making sure you remove any air. (I use my food saver to remove the air, you can use a straw or whatever method is best for you) Throw them into the freezer and you are done.