{"id":2728,"date":"2026-03-28T05:44:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T05:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2728"},"modified":"2026-03-28T05:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T05:44:30","slug":"southern-3-ingredient-honey-glazed-carrots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/southern-3-ingredient-honey-glazed-carrots\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern 3-Ingredient Honey Glazed Carrots"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Southern 3-Ingredient Honey Glazed Carrots<\/h2>\n<p>A simple Southern-style side dish that turns humble carrots into a glossy, sweet, buttery favorite. Perfect with roasted chicken, grilled meats, or holiday dinners.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>500 g (about 1 lb) carrots, peeled and sliced into sticks or rounds<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons honey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prep the carrots<\/strong><br \/>\nWash, peel, and cut the carrots into evenly sized pieces so they cook at the same rate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boil until tender<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace the carrots in a pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Cook for 8\u201310 minutes until just fork-tender. Drain well.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Glaze in butter and honey<\/strong><br \/>\nReturn the drained carrots to the pot over low heat. Add the butter and honey. Stir gently as the butter melts and the carrots become coated in a shiny glaze.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simmer to thicken<\/strong><br \/>\nLet the carrots cook for 3\u20135 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the glaze slightly thickens and clings to the carrots.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve warm<\/strong><br \/>\nTransfer to a serving dish and spoon any extra glaze over the top.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Add a pinch of salt if you like a sweet-salty balance.<\/li>\n<li>A sprinkle of black pepper or fresh parsley adds extra flavor.<\/li>\n<li>For deeper flavor, saut\u00e9 the boiled carrots in a pan instead of the pot during the glazing step.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern 3-Ingredient Honey Glazed Carrots A simple Southern-style side dish that turns humble carrots into a glossy, sweet, buttery favorite.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2728"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2730,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728\/revisions\/2730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}