At the risk of getting carried away (I would never do that … ) with Thanksgiving talk two weeks away from the big day, if you were looking for a side dish to add to your spread, look no further. This. Is. It.
I found this recipe as a part of Food and Wine’s Ultimate Thanksgiving Guide, and they’re not kidding. It’s nicely balanced between the sweet carrots and the meaty sausage, with woody rosemary running through.
Best part: it takes less than a half hour to make and the hardest part is chopping the vegetables. Have you added it to your menu yet?
The only real change I made to the recipe was to use pre-cooked chipotle chicken sausage instead of the recommended uncooked sweet Italian style, mostly because I wanted a contrast between the sweet carrots and the spicy meat. I also halved it, since the original makes 12 servings. My version is below.
PrintCarrots with Sausage and Rosemary
Ingredients
- 2 cups carrots, sliced
- 3 links pre-cooked chipotle chicken sausage, sliced (or a spicy sausage of your choice)
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 sprigs rosemary, stems removed and leaves chopped
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste + 1/2 cup water
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Drop the carrots in a pot of salted boiling water. Cook for 7-10 minutes over medium-high heat until almost tender. Drain.
- Drizzle the bottom of a skillet with olive oil. Cook the sausages on high heat for a few minutes, stirring occasionally, until they are browned. Add the onions and rosemary and cook on medium heat until they are soft and translucent.
- When the carrots are finished, add them to the sausage and onions. Stir in the tomato paste mixture and add salt and pepper. Cook until the tomato paste has reduced a bit, about 5 minutes or so. You can toss in some chopped fresh parsley at the end, though I was too lazy and instead proceeded to eat.
sounds yummy 🙂
This is absolutely one of my favorite recipes! I made it for a potluck- substituting the Italian sausage with soy chorizo (from TJs) to make a veggie/vegan friendly dish- and it was a HUGE hit! Hands down the fav dish of the night.