Easy to prepare, kid friendly, holiday friendly... what more can I say? This recipe for spicy carrot sticks is a winner.
Ingredients
12 medium or 1 bag of carrots, peeled, ends trimmed
2 egg whites from a large egg
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon water
1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
1 ½ teaspoons sugar
½ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt or kosher salt
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 450F. Line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. Cut each carrot in half to make 2 (3-4 inch) pieces.
3. Cut each carrot half in half lengthwise. With the cut-side-down on your cutting board, cut each half into 3 equal strips to make carrot sticks.
4. Place the egg white into a large shallow bowl or container and whip with a fork or whisk till foamy.
5. In a large bowl, mix the olive oil, water, garlic powder, cumin, sugar, paprika, and white pepper.
6. Place the carrot sticks into the beaten egg; turning to coat the carrots in the egg white.
7. Remove the carrots from the egg white and stir into the spice mixture. Arrange in a single layer on the prepared pan. Sprinkle with salt.
8. Roast, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
9. Transfer to a serving plate or bowl.
