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parsnips ?

any nice ideas for what i can do with them ?


oi i said nice ideas !!!!!!!!


dustinmyeye  Tue 07/10/08 11:18
Postdog
Tue 07/10/08
11:38
Parsnip chips - maybe not in as large a portion as ordinary chips but they're nice.

I'd never had a parsnip until I was 40 odd - my then girlfriend did me a roast and I had to ask her what it was.
puddicat
Tue 07/10/08
11:42
Coat in Honey and roast in oven!!!
markgem
Tue 07/10/08
12:08
try boiling them with your spuds then mashing together with plenty of butter ,can be served as part of meal or a topping for cottage pie delicssssss.
warpig3
Tue 07/10/08
13:17
carrot and parsnip mashed together is great. cube the same quanties of both, boil then mash with salt and pepper, delicious.
smudge
Tue 07/10/08
14:26
Par boil, brush them with butter & roast. Delish!
LoftyLottie
Tue 07/10/08
14:28
Roast parsnips are absolutely wonderful. The best part of Christmas dinner (together with the sprouts of course!!)


smudge
Tue 07/10/08
14:28
...with a little pepper of course!
smudge
Tue 07/10/08
14:29
Snap Lottie - can't wait!
joggerjayne
Tue 07/10/08
14:30
Take them back to the greengrocers and exchange them for something nice.
Drisgirl
Tue 07/10/08
14:30
o my fave veg -I mash them with potatoes or turnip as warpig said and they are just so yummy wished I had got some today at Tescos as I have been to the dentist -temporary crown so only mashy food for a fortnight lol
Just as well I had that curry last night.
LoftyLottie
Tue 07/10/08
14:31
Not going to wait Smudge. Have decided to have a roast on Sunday with all the trimmings! Parsnips though taste better after the first frosts!!

Haven't had a proper roast for quite a while now!!
joggerjayne
Tue 07/10/08
14:33
You can't beat a Monday night curry, Dris.

Especially if you're going to breathe in your dentist's face the next day.

Go girl !!!

J x
smudge
Tue 07/10/08
14:36
Well Lottie, seeing as you've put me in a tasty festive mood & that we didn't have a roast on Sunday, I think I'll surprise my husband & start one off!

I'm nipping to the shops soon, so will pick up what I haven't got for it! ;o}
mrs_overall
Wed 08/10/08
12:05
Parsnip & Ginger Soup.

2 carrots, 2 sticks celery, 2 med. onions, 800g parsnips, thumb size piece fresh root ginger, 2 cloves garlic, olive oil, 2 chicken or veg stock cubes, salt & pepper, fresh corainder to garnish.

Peel, & roughly chop all the veg, ginger & garlic. Put into a pan containing 2 tablespoons olive oil & cook for 10 mins. Make 1.8L stock with the cubes, and add to the pan. Bring to the boil then simmer for 10 mins. Blend or liquidise until smooth. Serve & garnish with the fresh coriander.

Delicious!

LoftyLottie
Wed 08/10/08
13:14
Sounds delicious. I might try that, but not with corriander as I just don't like corriander.
mrs_overall
Wed 08/10/08
14:32
It is scrummy if I say so myself Lottie.
The coriander is purely for garnish, so leave it off.
dustinmyeye
Wed 08/10/08
14:43

Question Author

how about sweet potatoes ? what could i do with them ? any ideas anyone?


mrs_overall
Wed 08/10/08
14:51
Sweet potatoes are great baked in the oven, just like jacket spuds. Make sure you prick them all over first or they will explode.
Here's a couple of recipes of mine.

Sweet Potato & Apricot Pancakes

6 pancakes (make your own or buy them)
2 large sweet potatoes, 4oz dried apricots, butter, honey, cinnamon, soured cream.

Soak the apricots overnight then bring to the boil in enough water to cover the & simmer til tender. Drain the apricots, keeping the water. Chop up the apricots. Peel & cut up the sweet potatoes, cover with the apricot water, bring to the boil then simmer until tender. Mash the sweet potatoes with a little butter then add a dollop of honey & cinnamon to taste. Mix with the apricots. Put a heap of the mixture onto each pancake & roll up. Heat through and then serve with a drizzle of honey & soured cream.
mrs_overall
Wed 08/10/08
14:57
Sweet Potatoes in Orange Sauce

1.5lbs sweet potatoes, 1oz butter, 6 thinly sliced spring onions, juice of 2 oranges,grated zest of 1 orange, 1 tablespoon cornflour, quarter pint veg stock, quarter teaspoon ground cinnamon, half an ounce of sugar, salt & pepper.

Place whole sweet pots in a pan of boiling water & cook for 30 mins. Leave to cool then peel & cut into even size slices. Make the orange sauce by melting the butter, adding the spring onions & fry for 5 mins. Put half the orange juice in a bowl and blend in the cornflour & cinnamon. Stir in the remaining orange juice and stock in with the onions. Bring to the boil then stir in the orange juice/cornflour mixture. Simmer & stir til the sauce is smooth. Season to taste. Mix the potato slices in the sauce and then serve.
This dish goes brilliantly with duck.
natalie_1982
Wed 08/10/08
14:59
I love baked sweet potato - they don't need quite as long as a normal potato, they can be cooked in about 45mins ina moderately hot oven.
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