topic Re: Parsnips in Kitchen

Parsnips

Franklinbell — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 02:54:15 GMT

Hello!

I saw some in the grocery store the other day and I wondered...how do you cook yours?

thanks!

Re: Parsnips

rockygems123 — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 03:19:56 GMT

Roasted with other veg like onion and celery tossed with olive oil salt & pepper. Also to me they're like a milder carrot and used similarly i.e. like in beef stew or pot roast.

Re: Parsnips

Queen of shop — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 03:23:12 GMT

@Franklinbell I like them when I make beef stew or chicken stew/soup. Peel and chop them up into bite size pieces.

You can also boil them with potatoes and mash them together. With butter and salt of course.

Or peel them and roast them with garlic and olive oil. The smaller ones are more tender to roast. but big ones halved work just as well.

Good luck

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In-x-s — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 03:51:45 GMT

Not exactly healthy, but I love them sautéed in butter until caramelized.

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Desertdi — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 04:48:10 GMT

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cindyNC — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 07:51:52 GMT

@Franklinbell Great topic.........been thinking of switching parsnips for potatoes in my beef stew.

Re: Parsnips

loriqvc — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 14:35:26 GMT

Parsnips are often a great substitute for potatoes and can be prepared in a lot of the same ways, as others here have noted—mashed parsnips are especially good. I don't recommend trying them raw to see if you like them (also true of potatoes).

I will always remember a cute little catchphrase Rachael Ray used to share about parsnips: "They're like carrots with attitude!"

Re: Parsnips

JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:22:13 GMT

I don't eat parsnips anymore but I used to make them occasionally and only did them the way my mom did. Clean/peel the parsnip and parboil until fork tender. Drain and cool. Slice into about 4" lengths and divide each into 2 halves lengthwise (3 slices if the bottoms are really thick). Set up a breading station of beaten egg, flour, and crushed saltine crackers (add a small amount of pepper). Once all the pieces are breaded, fry them in a skillet of melted butter. We didn't have them often, usually just for family holiday dinners.

I have heard of adding parsnips to mashed potatoes. I think I'd grate them, to make them easier to combine.

Re: Parsnips

RedTop — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:17:47 GMT

My farm grandma added them to pot roast, beef stew and vegetable soup.

My maternal grandma boiled them with other vegetables like potatoes, carrots, onions, cabbage, turnips, and sweet potatoes till done, drained them, added butter and smidge of brown sugar, to eat as a side dish.

Re: Parsnips

Franklinbell — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 22:25:34 GMT

Thanks everyone!

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jannabelle1 — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 22:52:23 GMT

They're delicious! My mother always included them in her beef roast. She sauteed them in a little butter first to tenderize them, and then added to the roast with the potatoes and carrots.

Re: Parsnips

10sluvr — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 11:32:57 GMT

i always put rutabaga, in my beef stew, but next time, i'm going to swap it out, for parsnips. Maybe my hubs won't complain, so much.