Cocoa-glazed Carrots And Onions

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 ounces pearl onions (each about 1 inch)
• 1 1/2 lbs baby carrots
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

Recipe

• 1 place onions in a bowl and cover with boiling water.
• 2 let stand for 2 to 3 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, place carrots in a nonstick frying pan.
• 4 brely cover with water and bring to a boil over high heat.
• 5 reduce heat, cover and simmer gently until carrots are just tender when pierced (7 to 10 minutes).
• 6 drain carrots and set aside.
• 7 while carrots are cooking, drain onions, then peel skins off and discard them.
• 8 also trim root and stem ends of onions.
• 9 once carrots are cooked and drained, place onions in pan used for carrots, barely cover with water, and bring to a boil over high heat.
• 10 reduce heat, cover and simmer gently until onions are tender when pierced (10 to 15 inutes).
• 11 drain onions; set aside.
• 12 in pan, combine 1 tablespoon water, butter, lemon juice, honey, cocoa and ginger.
• 13 stir over meidum-high heat until well blended.
• 14 add carrots and onions.
• 15 stir gently over high heat until sauce is thick enough to cling to vegetables (2 to 3 minutes).