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Parsnips - are they underated?
Roasted as part of a Sunday lunch they are delicious but does anyone have any other recipies for the poor maligned English (correct me if I'm wrong) root veg?
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Don't have any recipes (which is hardly helpful I know) but my mother does a fantastic parsnip soup.
Parsnips are indeed the over looked member of the roast. |
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I roast them for Christmas/Sunday lunch and ...er...roast them again to make soup. That's it.
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I put them in Stews and casseroles, can't bear to eat them plain boiled but in stews they are lovely.
Roasted are better then roast spuds yummy |
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Parsnip and bacon soup.
Fry smoked bacon or pancetta untill crispy, add onion and parsnips, soften. Add stock, simmer till cooked. Blend and add just a tad of honey. To make it a bit fancy! Sprinkle some walnut halves (toasted) crispy bacon and thyme leaves on top. Spiced sheperds pie Make a sheperds pie mince base using some ginger curry powder cumin etc. Top with a mix of mashed parsnip and potato (mostly parsnip) with corriander and turmeric. ummm. sorry its hard to think without my recipe book. make rostis to serve with sausages or chops, but use a combination of parsnip and potato. Goes great with pork chops and homemade apple sauce. Boyfriends mum has made a parsnip gratin before, was delicious, but obviously a special occasion thing. I think also it may have been slightly parsnip heavy, maybe layer with sweet potato? I also like them peeled with a veg peeler or mandolin into rounds, place on greased trays and bake untill crispy! low fat delicious crisps! I do a combination of veg, and can fleve with spices, salt and pepper, herbs, honey. thats all i can think of at the moment. but i am a massive fan of roast parsnips! am currently doing and allnighter in the uni library and have an ice cream tub of roasted veg to snack on through the night! |
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Parsnip and potato mash. Add 2 eggs and some cream, butter, salt & pepper, pour into a gratin dish then sprinkle with breadcrumbs and parmesan. Bake for 30-35 mins at 190c and prepare yourself to be transported to heaven!
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Roast parsnips glazed with maple syrup are great. Thanks Nigella!
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Minging! Glad they only really turn up (in my house at least) once a year aroung Christmas!
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Parsnip chips are the dogs
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Roast parsnips glazed with maple syrup are great. Thanks Nigella!
![]() Sooooooo good
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I love them, very sweet and easy to prepare. I make them with roast carrots.
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I adore parsnips. I can quite happily just eat a plateful of them.
Anyway, a recipe I discovered in the States earlier this year: chop parsnips into batons dip in flour dip in beaten egg dip in grated parmesan and chopped nuts (pistachios are nice, or pecans, but whatever, chopped fine and mixed together with the grated parmesan before you do the dipping) roast on preheated baking tray in hot oven. They come out all crunchy and coated in cheesy nutty crusty coating, yum. |
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Roasted parsnips in a honey glaze are lovely. Just craving them thinking about it, might have to go out and buy the bits tomorrow for them.
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Horrid things, should be banned.
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I really dislike parsnips and have done all my life.
My mother used to try and make me eat them when I was young and it made me heave (which got me into even more trouble!) ![]() I suppose this is the equivalent of someone joining a Kerry Katona Appreciation thread (if such a thing exists) just to say how much the detest her, so I apologise.
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I really dislike parsnips and have done all my life.
My mother used to try and make me eat them when I was young and it made me heave (which got me into even more trouble!) ![]() I suppose this is the equivalent of someone joining a Kerry Katona Appreciation thread (if such a thing exists) just to say how much the detest her, so I apologise. ![]() Sorry Greeks and Greek food lovers
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Parsnips are cattle food.
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I used to despise parsnips but in recent years I have found a new liking for them, the same goes for brocolli and cauliflower. It seems my mum used to really overcook veg and make them (except for sprouts for some reason) just really mushy.
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Seems they're a bit like marmite.
You love 'em or hate 'em. Might well try them mashed with spuds as part of shepherds pie. |
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Every week my shopping includes one parsnip which I have with my Sunday roast. I have enormous difficulty in cooking them just right; if I don't cook them long enough then they're hard, but if I overcook them they taste 'orrible! When I do get it just right it's lovely.
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I wouldn't worry, I feel the same way about Greek food, I absolutely despise it.
Sorry Greeks and Greek food lovers ![]()
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Hate them! Nothing worse than picking up a yummy, crunchy roast potato...then realising too late that it's a parsnip...
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Parsnips are wonderful!
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Mash them with potatoes and rutabaga. good stuff.
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A crisply honey-roast parsnip can be one the very best things about a roast dinner.
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