Dilled Carrot Bundles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. carrots, scraped
8 leek strips
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/2 tsp. dried dill
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Cut carrots into 3-inch julienne strips.
Arrange carrots on a steaming rack and place over boiling water; cover and steam 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove carrots and plunge them into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain.
Separate carrots into 8 bundles.
Place leek strips in boiling water for 1 minute; drain.
Carefully tie a leek strip around each carrot bundle and set aside.
Combine butter, dill and salt and pepper in a Dutch oven and heat until butter is melted.
Carefully add carrot bundles and cook over medium heat until heated through, spooning butter over carrots frequently.