Winter Root Mash With Buttery Crumbs
From bismyno1 15 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 10
This creamiest of mash can be made the day before its needed and heated up in the oven on the day. Its so good and comforting, perfect for winter weather.
Ingredients
- 650 g (1 lb 7 oz) parsnips, cut into even-sized chunks shopping list
- 650 g (1 lb 7 oz) swede (turnip), cut into same sized chunks as parsnips shopping list
- 142 ml tub soured cream shopping list
- 1 rounded tablespoon hot horseradish shopping list
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves shopping list
- butter, for greasing shopping list
- FOR THE butter CRUMB TOPPING shopping list
- 50 g (2 oz) butter shopping list
- 1 small onion, finely chopped shopping list
- 50 g (2 oz) fresh white breadcrumbs shopping list
- a small handful of fresh thyme leaves, plus extra for scattering shopping list
- 25 g (1 oz) parmesan, coarsely grated shopping list
How to make it
- In a large pan of boiling salted water, cook the parsnips and swede, covered, for abouut 20 minutes until tender. Drain well, then mash them together using a masher or in a food processor until reasonably smooth but still with a bit of texture.
- Stir in the soured cream, horseradish and thyme and season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon into a buttered shallow ovenproof dish and put to one side. (It can be made up tothis point a day ahead).
- MAKE THE TOPPING
- Melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the onion for 5-6 minutes, until gorgeously golden.
- Mix in the breadcrumbs and stir to brown and crisp a little.
- Season with salt and pepper and add the thyme.
- Take the pan off the heat. Spoon the misture casually over the top of the mash. Scatter over the parmesan.
- Bake at Gas Mark 5/Fan oven 170c/190c for 35-40 minutes if cooking fromcold, 25-30 minutes if not, until golden and crisp on top.
- Serve scattered with a few more thyme sprigs.
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delicous recipe thanks love turnips and Parsnips
momo_55grandma
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What a wonderful blend of flavors. Good comfort food! Thanks for posting.
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This looks super!
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