Sesame-blacked Carrots

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup black sesame seed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 lbs carrots, peeled and shredded (about 6)
• 1 tablespoon minced crystallized ginger
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 place a wok over medium heat; when wok is hot, add sesame seeds and stir often until seeds taste toasted and the few light-colored seeds among the black turn golden about 2 minutes).
• 2 pour seeds out of wok and set aside.
• 3 add oil to wok and increase heat to medium-high.
• 4 when oil is hot, add onion and stir-fry until soft (about 4 minutes).
• 5 add butter, carrots, and ginger; stir-fry until carrots are tender-crisp to bite (about 3 minutes).
• 6 stir in sesame seeds and season to taste with salt and pepper.