My Mama's Carrot Tzimmes

• carrots, peeled and sliced into coins↗1 1⁄2 lbs
• margarine↗1 tablespoon

  or butter if preparing a dairy meal

• vegetable oil↗1 tablespoon
• honey↗3 tablespoons
• brown sugar↗3 tablespoons
• freshly squeezed lemon juice↗3 tablespoons
• seedless golden raisin↗1⁄2 cup
• kosher salt↗
• fresh ground black pepper↗

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Mix all of the ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.

2. 2

   Cover, reduce the heat and simmer gently until the carrots are crisp tender, about 25 minutes.

3. 3

   Remove the cover from the pan, raise the heat and cook the carrots until most of the liquid has evaporated and the sauce is thickened, about five minutes.