Recipe

Creamed Turnips Recipe


Creamed Turnips Recipe
Add Step-by-Step Photos

This is very different, very creamy, very tasty and very impressive.

Chefmeow

 Does this look good? Yeah! / Nope
Recent Gawkers
Ingredients
  • 3 pounds medium turnips
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 black peppercorns
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Directions
  1. Peel and quarter turnips.
  2. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook turnips for 20 minutes then drain.
  3. In a heavy saucepan bring milk and cream just to a simmer and keep hot over low heat.
  4. In a heavy kettle cook onions in butter over medium low heat for one minute.
  5. Add flour and cook 3 more minutes stirring as you cook.
  6. Whisk in hot milk mixture and bring to boil over medium high heat whisking constantly.
  7. Reduce heat to a simmer whisking occasionally for 15 minutes.
  8. Pour sauce through a sieve into a large heavy saucepan and discard solids.
  9. Stir into sauce white pepper nutmeg and salt to taste.
  10. Return sauce to a simmer and add turnips.
  11. Mash turnips with a potato masher.
  12. Cook mixture covered over medium low heat for five minutes.
  13. Serve with fresh ground pepper or parsley.

Not quite what you're looking for? See more Side Dishes / Vegetable Dishes
Comments
No comments yet


Add a Comment
You must be logged in to comment on a recipe. Login
Alterations
No alterations yet


Suggest an Alteration
You must be logged in to suggest a recipe alteration. Login
Viewing Creamed Turnips Recipe

Tool Box

url
Print Recipe
Email it
Send Recipe to Cell Phone
Login to Add a Note [?]
Login to Save this [?]
Subscribe to chefmeow [?]
Flag as Interesting/Unique [?]
Add to Comparison Queue [?]

Flavors

Login to Add Flavor Tags [?]

Ratings & Honors

Recipe hasn't been rated yet
You need to be logged in to rate a recipe.

Groups

This recipe belongs to the following groups:
This recipe isn't in any groups
You need to be logged in to add a recipe to a group

Related Menus