Gingery Sauteed Carrots

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   Combine the maple syrup, lime juice, and 1 Tbs.

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   water in a small dish and set near the stove.

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   Set a shallow serving dish near the stove, too.

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   In a 10-inch straight-sided saute pan, heat 1 Tbs.

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   of the butter with the olive oil over medium-high heat.

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   When the butter is melted, add the carrots and season with 3/4 teaspoons salt.

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   Toss with tongs to coat well.

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   Cook, gently tossing occasionally at first and then more frequently, until most of the carrots are well browned and tender when pierced with a fork, 6 to 9 minutes (if the carrots arent fully tender but look like theyre burning, reduce the heat to medium).

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   Reduce the heat to low, add the remaining 1 Tbs.

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    butter and the ginger and cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan with a heatproof rubber spatula, until the butter has melted and the ginger is fragrant, 15 to 20 seconds.

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    Carefully add the maple syrup mixture and cook, stirring, until the liquid reduces to a glazey consistency that coats the carrots, 15 to 20 seconds.

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    Immediately transfer the carrots to the serving dish, scraping the pan with the spatula to get all of the gingery sauce.

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    Let sit for a few minutes and then serve warm.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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