Carrot Ginger Mule Recipes

CARROT GINGER MULES

Steps:

• Stir together carrot juice, pineapple juice, and lime juice in a pitcher. Chill, covered, up to 24 hours.
• Stir in ginger beer just before serving. Pour into 8 ice-filled glasses. Add 2 tablespoons vodka to each glass. Garnish with lime wedges and halved baby carrots.

GINGER-GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Combine carrots, honey, ginger, garlic, salt, and pepper in a saucepan over medium heat; stir until carrots are coated with honey. Cook until simmering, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover, and steam carrots until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

CARROTS WITH GINGER AND HONEY

Steps:

• Trim stems of carrots to 1/2 inch. Peel carrots, and wash stem area.
• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Salt water, add carrots, and reduce heat. Simmer until carrots are almost tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove carrots from heat, and drain. (Carrots can be prepared earlier in the day to this point.)
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ginger, and saute, stirring, until transparent, about 2 minutes. Add carrots and honey, and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, or until carrots are glazed. Serve immediately.

GINGERED CARROTS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook carrots in a small amount of water until almost tender; drain. Add the butter, sugar and ginger; cook over low heat until carrots are heated through and evenly coated with butter mixture. Sprinkle with parsley.

CARROT GINGER SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 4-5 minutes. Add garlic and ginger; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in carrots, broth, zest, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until carrots are tender, 10-12 minutes. Pulse mixture in a blender or with an immersion blender to desired consistency; stir in lemon juice. If desired, garnish with additional lemon zest. , Freeze option: Cool soup; freeze in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally; add broth or water if necessary.

CARROT GINGER MULE

Steps:

• Add the carrot juice, ginger beer, vodka, ginger juice and lemon juice to a large pitcher and stir to combine. Pour over ice-filled rocks glasses and top with more ginger beer. Serve immediately.

JOHN'S "FAMOUS" GINGER MULE

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail glass (preferably a copper Moscow mule mug) with ice.
• Muddle the mint leaves in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add the gin, agave and lime juice. Shake well. Strain into prepared cocktail glass, and top with the ginger beer. Serve immediately.

MUSSELS IN CARROT GINGER BROTH

Steps:

• Cook shallots and ginger in oil in a wide 5-quart heavy pot over medium heat, stirring frequently, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and red-pepper flakes and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Pour in carrot juice and boil, uncovered, until liquid is reduced by about half, about 10 minutes.
• Add mussels and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until mussels just open wide, 4 to 6 minutes, transferring as cooked to a bowl. (Discard any mussels that remain unopened after 6 minutes.) Stir in lime juice and sprinkle with cilantro.

CARROTS, GINGER AND CUMIN

Steps:

• Scrape carrots and cut into medium slices or slice in food processor. Cook carrots in boiling salted water until just tender, about five minutes, depending on thickness. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop cooking.
• Meanwhile, saute cumin in one tablespoon butter for about 30 seconds. Add the ginger and garlic and saute a minute longer.
• Combine cooked, drained carrots with cumin-garlic mixture, lemon juice, remaining butter and milk, and process in food processor with steel blade, in batches, until smooth.
• Season with salt and pepper. The recipe may be prepared to this point early in the day and heated gently to serve. If served immediately, heat through.

CARROT GINGER MARMALADE

Steps:

• Peel carrots and put through a food chopper, or grate them.
• Cover with water, add the finely chopped ginger and simmer til carrots are tender.
• Cut oranges and lemons in quarters, removing seeds. Either slice paper thin or put through a food chopper (including the peels)
• Cover with water and cook gently until peel is tender (approx 2 to 3 hours) Combine with carrots/ginger and measure.
• Add 2-3 cups of sugar for each cup of fruit mixture.
• Bring to a boil and cook gently until jam is thick and clear.
• Pour into hot, sterile jars and seal.