Exotically delicious 5 Spice Carrots - And Gratuitous Gong Sound Effects

Exotically delicious 5 Spice Carrots - And Gratuitous Gong Sound Effects - I had a lot of requests lately for easy, but different! , Side dishes of vegetables. So the video recipe today is a side dish carrot extremely easy, but unusual in using one of my favo rite ingredients "secrets"; Chinese 5 spice. This blend of spices was invented literally thousands of years ago, and is supposed to flavor the food in perfect balance with the five basic tastes of Chinese cuisine (and all besides kitchens); sweet, sour, bitter, salty and savory.

The most common blend is equal parts of ground cinnamon, star anise, fennel, cloves, and p epper. Some versions also use ground ginger and other spices. In fact, as you'll see (and hear ... warning: free sound effects to come) in the video when I looked at my list of 5-spice bottle I got 7 ingredients spices! He used five, but I also got the ginger and licorice. I could have called 8-spice, but I only counted two peppers as an ingredient in the clip. Seven is my lucky number, so I went with.

For me, the roasted carrots are so superior in flavor and texture to the usual boiled or steamed versions. Dry roasting intensifies the sugars and when combined with the Chinese 5, 7, 8 or spice mix, the results are quite delightful. This is the side dish perfect holiday vegetables. If you watched the video breast braised cider recipe, you saw the luscious carrot surrounding the bowl. Have fun!

Ingredients:
6-8 large carrots
2 tbl vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice coffee
salt to taste