Caramelized Carrot Pasta Sauce
This is no ordinary carrot pasta sauce. Carrots and other root vegetables are caramelized to perfection and then combined with tangy mustard, zesty lemon juice, and creamy sour cream. The hidden sweetness of the veggies and the savory herbs make this carrot sauce both filling and flavorful, a perfect addition to your dinner table.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 258kcal
Equipment
- Cast-iron Dutch Oven (3-quart / 2.8 liter)
- Stockpot
- our Vitamix A2300
- Regular blender
- Immersion hand blender with 20 fl oz container
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- ½ Onion (medium)
- 3 Carrots (medium)
- ½ Celeriac (celery root)
- 2 Parsnip
- 2 cup Veggie broth
- ¼ cup Cane sugar or other sweetener
- ½ Lemon (only juice, freshly squeezed)
- 1 Tbsp Mustard
- 5 Tbsp Sour cream we used dairy-free
- 2 Bay leaves
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel and chop the onion. Wash, peel, and chop celeriac, parsnip, and carrots. Juice half a lemon.
- Preheat a stockpot or a Dutch oven over medium heat and add oil.
- Add cane sugar and wait until it melts into a light brown caramel.
- Add the chopped onion and caramelize it for 1-2 minutes.
- Now, add all chopped root veggies (carrots, celeriac, and parsnip). Stir and caramelize for 5-6 minutes.
- Add veggie broth, lemon juice, bay leaves, salt, and black pepper. Cover it with a lid and cook veggies until soft.
- Add all cooked veggies to a blender with the juices, add sour cream and mustard, and blend until you get a creamy carrot pasta sauce. Adjust seasoning of salt and pepper if necessary.
Video
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Notes
- Chop vegetables evenly and small - All root veggies are hard, so they need a long time to get tender. The smaller you cut the veggies, the shorter will be the cooking time.
- Vitamix vs Regular Blender - You can certainly use a hand blender (aka immersion blender), a food processor, or a regular blender. They all make a creamy sauce. However, if you want this sauce to be extra smooth without a single little piece to find, we recommend using a high-power blender like Vitamix*.