Kitchen

[Franklinbell]

Hello!

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

thanks!

[rockygems123]

@Franklinbell 

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.

[Queen of shop]

@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

[In-x-s]

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

[Desertdi]

[cindyNC]

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

[loriqvc]

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!"

[JeanLouiseFinch]

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. 

[RedTop]

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.  

[Franklinbell]

Thanks everyone!