Baby carrots wrapped in crispy pancetta recipe

Baby carrots wrapped in crispy pancetta

Spruce up your Christmas vegetables with these glazed carrots wrapped in crispy pancetta. The combination of caramelised carrots with salty pork will have your dinner guests wanting more. The great thing is that you can prepare and wrap the carrots in a few hours before your guests arrive, by keeping them chilled until read to roast.

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  • Serves 6-8
  • 5 mins to prepare and 40 mins to cook
  • 152 calories / serving

  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

  • 12-16 baby carrots
  • 12-16 fresh sage leaves
  • 12-16 slices pancetta
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

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Each serving contains

Energy
630kJ 152.0kcal
8%
Fat
14g
high20%
Saturates
6g
high28%
Salt
0.0g
low0%
Sugars
1g
low1%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 1.7gProtein 5.0gFibre 1.1g

Method

  1. Cook the carrots in a pan of boiling, salted water for 5-8 minutes or until al dente. Drain and set aside to cool.
  2. Tightly wrap a sage leaf and a pancetta slice around each carrot and arrange in an ovenproof dish.
  3. In a pan, heat the fennel seeds until fragrant. Add the butter and oil and leave to melt; season. Brush the carrots with the butter mixture and roast for 30 minutes, or until crispy.

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