This is so simple that I wouldn’t really say it’s a recipe — but it is one of my favorite veggies dishes of all time and reminds me of happy family Thanksgivings — always a nice go-to option when I’ve had a really stressful day. (BTW: lots of Americans don’t seem familiar with parsnips; my Mum was English and she introduced our family to this wonderful root vegetable.)
Prep Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- Carrots: whole carrots are best, but you can use baby carrots (pre-peeled) to cut prep time
- Peeled, coined parsnips
- Salt/pepper, to taste
Cooking Instructions:
- Heat a large pot with salted water
- Prep vegetables
- Once the water is at a rolling boil, add veggies to the pot
- Cook until vegetables are fork tender
- Drain vegetables
- Whip until you achieve a smooth, but not totally pureed, texture
- Test for seasoning; add salt and pepper, as desired
- Note that any leftovers can be used to make the equivalent of potato pancakes — mix the leftover veg with an egg, Panko breadcrumbs and dredge with flour. Make patties about 1/2″ thick; preheat olive oil to 350 (you need about 1/2″ of oil in the pan) and cook about 5 minutes on each side. The patties should be crispy and brown; keep an eye on them — you want to ensure that they don’t burn!