Recipe: Chiles y Verduras En Escabeche (2) and Julio's Hot Carrots

I am not familiar with the carrots in the restaurants but here is a recipe from my Mexico the Beautiful Cookbook. All the recipes I have tried from it have been excellent. I don't see why you couldn't use 8-10 carrots and skip the other vegetables if you wanted to do so.

I am also including a recipe I found on the internet that sounds like what you wanted. I think the coffee cup of vinegar is probably about 5 or 6 ounces.

Chiles y Verduras En Escabeche (Pickled Chiles and Vegetables)

Attractive glass jars of pickled vegetables are displayed throuout central Mexico and their enticing contents are used to accompany almost any main dish. They will last for several months in the refrigerator.

1/2 cup (4 fl oz/125 ml) oil
5 cloves garlic
4 carrots, sliced
8 oz (250 g) chiles jalapenos, cut in half, seeds and membranes removed
30 small white onions
3 small zucchini, about 8 oz (250 grams), sliced
8 oz (250 grams) small mushrooms
1 sprig thyme
1 sprig marjoram
5 bay leaves
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 cups (16 fl oz/500 ml) white vinegar
3/4 cup (6 fl oz/180ml) water

In a large skillet, heat the oil, add the garlic and carrots and saute for 2 minutes. Add the chiles, onions, zucchini and mushrooms and saute 3 more minutes. Add the thyme, marjoram, bay leaves, salt, pepper and oregano and stirl well. Add the vinegar and water, bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 7 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 15 minutes.

transfer to a heatproof bowl and let cool. Marinate for at least 12 hours before serving.

Julio's Hot Carrots

1 gallon fresh carrots, sliced at an angle.
1 12 or 13 ounce can Jalapenos, with juice
2 sliced onions
2 tablespoons oil
1 coffee cup of vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste Cook carrots to desired tenderness and drain well.
Add to remaining ingredients. Mix well.
Chill at least 3 hours.
The flavor reaches its peak when throughly chilled. The amount of Jalapenos can be adjusted for the desired amount of hotness.