| Main ingredient: Carrots. Vegan. |
One of my signature dishes is a guava glazed lamb which was created in my Paris kitchen when homesick for Jamaica. I had a vegetarian friend and did not want her to feel left out so outside of the tofu I made for her, glazed some carrots, unsure if it would work out as well as my go-to standard honey glazed carrots. Not only did she enjoy it, but my meat-loving friends too. Another time I added my friend Simo’s rum-infused salt to my carrots which added another dimension.
Ingredients
- 500g carrots
- 80g guava jam
- Sprinkle of black sesame seeds
- A couple pinches Simo’s Appleton salt to garnish (optional)
Method
- Steam carrots until just cooked through.
- In a frying pan melt the guava jam, add cooked carrots and toss to glaze.
- Sprinkle with black sesame seeds (and rum salt if you can get your hands on it) and serve.
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