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             Slieve Na Mbam Carrots (Traditional Irish Dish)

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Vegetables                       Irish

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  12                    Young carrots
   3      tablespoons   Butter
     1/2  cup           Milk
                        Salt & pepper to taste
     1/2  cup           Heavy cream
   2                    Egg yolks
   1      teaspoon      Chopped fresh parsley

Trim and wash the carrots and halve lengthwise.  Melt butter over med.
heat.  Add milk, season with salt and pepper.  Add carrots and cook gently until just tender.
  Remove from heat and stir in cream and beaten egg yolks.
  Reheat but do not boil, stirring constantly until the eggs thicken.
Correct seasoning and add parsley.

 NOTE:  The reddish crest of Sleieve na mBan (The Mountain of Women in Ireland)
 rising above the milk-white mist that forms there gives its name to this dish of cream-wreathed carrots.

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