Nashville Hot Carrots

Name: Nashville Hot Carrots
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 bag large carrots; 1/2 cup vegetable bits, diced (whatever is on hand - onions, broccoli, etc.); 1/4 cup Pepitas; Spicy BBQ Rub or equivalent spices; 1/2 stick butter; Frank's Red Hot or Cholula; 1/3 cup brown sugar; Ranch Dressing (or yogurt + ranch seasoning -- private selection's green chile ranch rub is what i used)

hilltops @cook_13256232

Denver, CO

Inspired by Wayward in Denver, CO, and Nashville hot chicken! This is one I'll be making again and again.

hilltops @cook_13256232

Denver, CO

Inspired by Wayward in Denver, CO, and Nashville hot chicken! This is one I'll be making again and again.

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Ingredients

2 servings

1 baglarge carrots
1/2 cupvegetable bits, diced (whatever is on hand - onions, broccoli, etc.)
1/4 cupPepitas
Spicy BBQ Rub or equivalent spices
1/2 stickbutter
Frank's Red Hot or Cholula
1/3 cupbrown sugar
Ranch Dressing (or yogurt + ranch seasoning -- private selection's green chile ranch rub is what i used)

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Steps

1

Marinate carrots in softened butter, hot sauce, and brown sugar (either in gallon ziplock or in pan)
2

Turn on grill to medium high
3

If you are making ranch from scratch, mix yogurt, ranch seasoning, and tiny splash of olive oil.
4

Put vegetable bits in broiler on high til brown/black and crispy.
5

Grill carrots for 20-25 minutes, turning occasionally. Should be slightly blackened and able to put a fork through.
6

While carrots grill, combine vegetable bits, pepitas, spicy BBQ seasoning and about 1 tbsp of brown sugar with mortar & pestle.
7

Pull carrots off grill. Brush a tiny bit of butter and add seasoning mix. Reserve a bit of seasoning to top dish with.
8

Spread ranch on plate, top with carrot and seasoning mixture, garnish with additional seasoning.