Vegetables
Carrot
With care — Allowed by some hospitals and not others, or allowed only prepared a particular way.
How to prepare it
Peel it and cook it until fully soft. Dice it small or mash it.
Recipes using it
- Battered fish with swede and carrot mash
- Beef ragù with white tagliatelle
- Slow-braised beef with swede and carrot mash
- Butternut and carrot soup with a cream swirl
- Chicken blanquette
- Cottage pie for two with silky mash
- Cream of chicken soup
- Creamy chicken and white wine casserole
- Double-strained chicken stock
- Quorn bolognese with white spaghetti
- Roast chicken thighs with gravy and mash for two
Swaps
- Instead of Celery in stews, soups or a soffritto, use Extra carrot and swede for a savoury base, or a pinch of celery salt
- Celery stays stringy no matter how long it cooks, so extra carrot and swede build the same savoury base, and celery salt can stand in for the flavour alone.