Sweet & Sour Carrots and Peas

Ingredients

• 500 g fresh carrots
• 1 kg frozen peas
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 30 g butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar

Directions

1. 1

   Peel and slice carrots very thinly.

2. 2

   In a saucepan, add water and thinly sliced carrots with 1 tablespoon sugar.

3. 3

   Simmer until very soft.

4. 4

   Whilst the carrots are cooking, simmer peas gently in a large saucepan. DO NOT overcook.

5. 5

   When carrots are almost ready, over a low heat slowly melt butter in a skillet, add 1 tablespoon sugar, stir until mostly disolved. Add 1 tablespoon plain flour and stir into a paste.

6. 6

   Drain peas and return to the pot. Drain carrots and add them to the peas.

7. 7

   Add 1 tablespoon vinegar to butter paste in skillet and stir quickly. Remove immediately and add the paste to the carrots and peas.

8. 8

   Put lid on carrot and pea mixture and shake the saucepan to mix the ingredients. The carrots will break up, combine with the butter paste and coat the peas.

9. 9

   Keep covered until served. It will remain hot.