Can you ball a carrot?

[jacks09]

I get bored with standard veggies at xmas, I had the idea of making balls of carrot and swede and was planning on using a melon baller.

Do you reckon this is possible? would i be better off softening them up first? I then want to finish them off with butter and star anise and don't want them to go to mush...

[Sue]

Raw carrots are really hard.

I can't see how you could ball them without cooking them a bit first!

[Grok]

As long as the ginger consents.

[DulwichFox]

How to make Carrot (raw) balls..

http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/61752/bake-carrot-balls

DulwichFox

[jacks09]

Thanks Fox....not quite what I meant....think melon balls.

[Angelina]

Lots of fab veg side-dish recipies....

try this...

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2955690/honeyroasted-swede-with-chilli-and-cumin

[numbers]

If you start now, they might just be ready in time for Christmas dinner.

[lavender27]

try cooking them, mashing them up and then use your baller to make them into carrot balls.

[Seabag]

There's more to life than carrots and swede balls, no matter how bored with stuff you are

Come on, get a grip!

[siousxiesue]

[jacks09]

Cheers Seabag - useful input.

I'd counter that you commenting on a thread about something you disdain would mean that maybve you need to get a grip.

In any case, merry xmas to you and yours.

[Jeremy]

Boil. Mash. Roll into balls. Roll them in seasoned flour (optional nuts, sesame seeds, etc) and deep fry.

Might actually taste OK then.

[Seabag]

jacks09 Wrote:

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> Cheers Seabag - useful input.

>

> I'd counter that you commenting on a thread about

> something you disdain would mean that maybve you

> need to get a grip.

>

> In any case, merry xmas to you and yours.

No probs, here to help!

😃

[rendelharris]

Life really might be a bit too short, plus surely you'd only get one ball out of the thick end of each carrot? An alternative might be to source Parisian Market carrots, which are almost spherical (about an inch in diameter) and very delicious. Not the season for them but posh emporia might have frozen/out of season ones (though probably at a stiff price). Alternatively, if you're bored with the same old same old, roasted radishes with thyme, olive oil and sea salt, finished with lemon juice, make an interesting substitute.

[lavender27]

I want to apologise in advance for this bar humbug post, I am tired of people trying to keep up with the f@*%*?& Jones. Rant over.

[Seabag]

lavender27 Wrote:

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> I want to apologise in advance for this bar humbug

> post, I am tired of people trying to keep up with

> the f@*%*?& Jones. Rant over.

The Jones don't ball carrots

But maybe there's a round theme here

[lavender27]

Seabag Wrote:

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> lavender27 Wrote:

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> > I want to apologise in advance for this bar

> humbug

> > post, I am tired of people trying to keep up

> with

> > the f@*%*?& Jones. Rant over.

>

> The Jones don't ball carrots

>

> But maybe there's a round theme here

Na,., I was just talking in general, I didn't want to start a new thread. just wanted to rant somewhere.

[maxxi]

Forget balls, go to that stall in NthX rd mkt and buy some of her little rainbow carrots - yes, they may be a bit of a fad and a bit pretentious but they taste very, very good and look pretty. Yes they do.

[lavender27]

I cannot ball a carrot, but I could certainly carrot a ball if I was angry with him.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I watched a James Martin Christmas cookery programme yesterday: he was balling carrots and courgettes for his beef consomm?.*

*Not sure how that is Christmassy but there you go.

[Loz]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> I watched a James Martin Christmas cookery

> programme yesterday: he was balling carrots and

> courgettes for his beef consomm?.

I saw that on Sunday morning. He used the smallest melon baller I've ever seen - it was about 1cm in diameter.

[Seabag]

Exactly, James Martin lives in a parallel universes

Balling carrots, why would you.

[jacks09]

so they look like Christmas baubles.......

[Seabag]

jacks09 Wrote:

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> so they look like Christmas baubles.......

Ohhh right, I see now. That's quite sweet really

Sorry for being a knob (or 🏀)on this a one

:)

[Annasfield]

If you get a tiny parisienne scoop (melon baller) you can. It would take a long time though