Coca-Cola Carrots

Your new favorite side dish starts with a bottle of Coke.

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Coca-cola and carrots?

You may be thinking, “What on Earth?!”

carrot coins on a white platter with wooden serving spoon

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And to be fair to your internal dialogue, we wondered if this would work, toobut it does.

Imagine the conversation this will create around a dinner table.

There are layers of allium and herb infused, thanks to the thyme and shallot.

Southern Living Coca-Cola Carrots ingredients

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Ingredients

6Tbsp.

)unsalted butter

1/2cupchopped shallots(from 2 large [3 oz.

total] shallots)

4(5-in.

Southern Living Coca-Cola Carrots cooking the shallot

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Heat butter in a large 5- to 6-quart pot or Dutch oven over medium until melted.

Add shallot and cook, stirring often, until just slightly softened, about 2 minutes.

Bring to a rolling boil over medium-high, then reduce to a simmer over medium-low.

Southern Living Coca Cola Carrots adding the coke to the carrots

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Cover and simmer, undisturbed, until carrots are just tender, about 8 minutes.

Transfer carrot mixture to a platter using a slotted spoon; discard thyme sprigs.

Return carrot mixture to platter.

Southern Living Coca Cola Carrots taking the carrots out of the pan

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Sprinkle with pecans; garnish with thyme.

Southern Living Coca Cola Carrots cooking down the glaze

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Southern Living Coca Cola Carrots adding the carrots back to the glaze

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Southern Living Coca Cola Carrots on a platter ready to serve

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