Cooking vegetables is actually not rocket science, the same goes for carrots. However, you have to pay attention to a few important points so that the valuable ingredients are preserved.
Carrots are extremely popular with young and old. Not only are they easy to plant in the garden, they are also easy to prepare in the kitchen. Without much fanfare and still simply delicious.
It is important to know that you prepare the carrots correctly so that the valuable ingredients are preserved. Above all, the vitamins A and E make the carrots a very he althy vegetable, these should not be lost during cooking, so the preparation must be as gentle as possible.
Here are some tips to keep in mind when cooking carrots.
Tips for gently cooking the carrots
Carrots are of course the he althiest when eaten raw, there is no question about that. As often as possible you should therefore avoid cooking and enjoy the carrots in the form of a salad or squeeze a juice from them. However, if you want to cook the carrots, use as little water as possible unless you want to make carrot soup.
Before cooking, you should always scrub the vegetables thoroughly under running water with a brush and then peel the carrots with a vegetable peeler. Now you can cut the carrots into sticks, cubes or slices, you can also prepare small carrots in one piece.
» Tip: The pieces should not be too big for cooking, because then the preparation time will be longer
Carrot Preparation Methods
» Tip 1: 
Carrots should not be boiled in water at all. It is best to always use a special sieve insert for the saucepan. Only very little water gets into the pot, the vegetables in the sieve do not touch the water surface. The carrots are only cooked in steam, so the saucepan lid remains closed the whole time.
» Tip 2:
Alternatively, you can melt some butter in a saucepan and add some sugar, then the carrots will be caramelized in it. Then add very little water or vegetable stock and cook the carrots for about 10 minutesminutes. They should remain pretty firm to the bite. The vegetables can then be seasoned with a little s alt, pepper and fresh parsley.
» Tip 3:
Another method is to prepare it with onions and cream. The onions are finely chopped and sautéed in melted butter in a saucepan until golden. The cut carrots are placed in a pot and poured over with boiling water. They should soak in it for five minutes. Then the water is poured off and the carrots go into the pot with the onions. Add a little water and cook on medium for seven minutes. Then season with s alt and pepper and add some cream, then cook on a low heat for another four minutes.