Braised Zucchini with Carrots (Stovetop)

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   Assemble the ingredients from the list: wash all the vegetables; peel the carrots, onion, and garlic. If the zucchini is young, there's no need to peel it.

2. Step 2:

   

   Cut the carrots into sticks using a vegetable slicer, or cut them by hand.

3. Step 3:

   

   Shred the onion on the same slicer, or cut it into small dice.

4. Step 4:

   

   Pour the vegetable oil into a pot and add the onion and carrots.

5. Step 5:

   

   Salt the onion and carrots and fry, stirring, for 5 minutes.

6. Step 6:

   

   Meanwhile, cut the zucchini into sticks, just like the carrots.

7. Step 7:

   

   Tip the zucchini into the pot.

8. Step 8:

   

   Stir all the vegetables together well and lower the heat.

9. Step 9:

   

   Cover the pot and braise the zucchini with the carrots and onion for 30 minutes, stirring once during that time.

10. Step 10:

    

    While the zucchini braises, finely chop the dill.

11. Step 11:

    

    Press the garlic and mix it with the dill.

12. Step 12:

    

    At the end of cooking, just before taking the pot off the heat, stir the dill and garlic into the zucchini, cover, turn off the heat, and let it rest for another 5 minutes.

13. Step 13:

    

    Transfer the braised zucchini, carrots, and onion to a serving bowl. This vegetable dish can be served warm or cold, as a side or on its own.