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Root Vegetables Keep Their Cool | Turnips & Parsnips with Maple Syrup

January 28, 2016 By marketeditor

Photo by: Pattie Garret
Root Vegetable Seasonal Recipe
Root Vegetable Seasonal Recipe
Root Vegetable Seasonal Recipe
Photos by: Pattie Garret

This week’s food fact from the Friends of the Market:

Did you know that potatoes and other root vegetables will cook more evenly if you start to boil them in cold water?
According to Farmers Almanac freelance writer Edward Higgins, “Throwing cold potatoes into boiling water gelatinizes the starches at the surface of the potato too fast, which will leave you with a mushy exterior that falls apart and dissolves into the cooking water before the center cooks through. By starting in cold water, the temperature in the potato rises more gently.”
The Almanac advises that all vegetables that grow below ground should be started in cold water. Vegetables that grow above ground should be added to hot or boiling water.
The following dish from Martha Stewart’s collection of recipes makes use of two root vegetables that are widely available at this time of year at the market.

Turnips and Parsnips with Maple Syrup
Serves: 6
Ingredients
*ingredients are available at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market

1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound parsnips, peeled and cut into 1 inch lengths*
1 pound turnips, peeled and cut into 1 inch wedges*
1 cup chicken broth, low sodium*(chicken is available to make broth)
½ cup maple syrup*
2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 Tablespoons butter unsalted

Instructions
1. In a large skillet, heat oil at medium high. Add parsnips and turnips. Cook, stirring occasionally until they begin to brown about 2 minutes.
2. Add broth, maple syrup, and vinegar. Bring to boil. Reduce to simmer, cover and cook until crisp/tender, about 10 minutes.
3. Uncover and cook over medium high heat until parsnips and turnips are tender and liquid is thick about 7 to 10 minutes. There will only be a small amount of liquid remaining.
4. Remove skillet from heat, add butter and stir until melted.


Nutrition Information
Calories: 179 Fat: 7g Saturated fat: 3g Carbohydrates: 30g Sodium: 49mg Fiber: 3g Protein: 2g Cholesterol: 10mg
Hint: You can eliminate much of the fat by using a vegetable broth instead of the chicken broth

Filed Under: Seasonal Recipes

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