Orange Maple Glazed Carrots - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 ounces baby carrots or 2 cups sliced carrots
2 -3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon orange zest or 1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate
2 tablespoons maple syrup or 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
salt
ground pepper

Preparation

Saute the carrots in butter with optional rosemary, almost to tender crisp in a medium saucepan with high sides and enough room to stir.
Add the orange and maple flavors, along with cooked bacon and walnuts if using in sauce, add a bit of water if using brown sugar to help it melt. Stir to glaze carrots and reduce glaze over low heat until sticky and hot. Add the salt and adjust sweetness just before serving. The salt really brings out the flavor of the carrots, use less salt if adding bacon as a garnish.
Garnish with fresh ground pepper, nuts and bacon if desired. The bacon and nuts are optional and can be added either to sauce while cooking or as a garnish.