turnips

[goremeister_666]

i bought a big turnip at the grocery store yesterday and i don't know how to cook it.

it's one of those standard turnips with the wax coating, not the cutie purple topped ones.

any recommendations?

thanks so much!!

Comments

[goldoyster]

Peel and use like a potato - I like them mashed, with some butter and milk, usually mixed with potatoes, or cut into chunks or sticks and roasted with other root vegetables, a little olive oil, salt and pepper.

[shesqueals]

Since its waxed, make sure you peel it well before using.

You can mash turnips, braise them, roast them. I use them in soups and stews a lot instead of potatoes (lower carbohydrates).

Good recipes at All Recipes

[eqfe]

Sounds like you bought a rutabaga. Which is related to the turnip. I've. Only ever eaten it mashed or had the leftover fried for breakfast.

[flightopheonix]

Yep, sounds like a rutabaga to me as well. They are great mashed (peel then boil like potatoes) with some butter/salt/pepper. Cubes are good in stews as well. Yum!

[stmaybe]

depends where you live. where i grew up we called those large waxed, yellowish roots turnips and ate them mashed just like mashed potatoes. i've since moved south and down here they're known as rutabagas (though to me they're still turnips).

[mattiescottage]

That was my thought. I don't think I've ever seen a waxed turnip--except for a rutabaga.

[stmaybe]

personally i like them peeled, cubed, and roasted with sweet potatoes and leeks (or onions), a little olive oil, salt and lots of black pepper (cut the turnips into smaller cubes than the sweet potatoes, they take longer to cook). they were also good in crock-pot beef stew.

[cordelia_sue]

I like to cube them and roast them alongside other vegetables. I eat them in wraps with quinoa, a variety of roasted vegetables, romesco sauce, avocado, and arugula.

They're also delicious in soups. I usually cube and boil them for that.

They are good mashed with potato, but I prefer them prepared differently.