Tender baked carrots – Paleo Diet Lifestyle

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp butter, ghee, lard or duck fat;
• 3 cloves garlic, minced;
• Juice and zest of 1 orange;
• Handful of chopped fresh parsley leaves;
• 1 lb carrots, sliced very thinly;
• About 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil or melted fat;
• 1 cup chicken stock;
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste;

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 F.
2. Mix the garlic, orange zest and parsley and chop together until very fine.
3. Rub the inside of a baking dish with your chosen cooking fat and sprinkle some of the garlic, zest, parsley mixture on the dish.
4. Line the bottom of the dish with a layer of carrot slices, brush some olive oil or cooking fat on top, season lightly with salt and pepper and sprinkle some more of the garlic, zest and parsley mixture.
5. Repeat step 4, layering carrot slices until you go out of carrots. Make sure to add some fat, salt and pepper and sprinkle some of the garlic, zest and parsley mixture between each layer.
6. Top with the orange juice and just enough chicken stock to cover.
7. Line a piece of wax paper on top of the carrots so the top layer doesn’t dry out.
8. Place in the hot oven and bake for about 20 to 25 minutes, until carrots are very tender.