Carrot Parsnip Puree Recipes

CARROT AND PARSNIP PUREE

Steps:

• Blend butter and olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the remaining ingredients, except the chives, and 1/2 cup water; cook, covered, until vegetables are tender, about 25 to 30 minutes.
• Transfer vegetables to a food processor or blender, and puree. Spoon into a serving dish, garnish with chives, and serve immediately with Braised Pork Chops with Cabbage.

PARSNIP AND CARROT PUREE

Steps:

• Place the parsnips and carrots into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain; return vegetables to pot. Turn heat to low, stir in the chives and 3 tablespoons of butter.
• Begin to puree mixture using an immersion blender. Add 3 tablespoons of butter and continue to puree until mixture is smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

CARROT PARSNIP PUREE

Steps:

• Place 2 in. water in a large saucepan; add carrots. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add parsnips; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Drain. , Place the vegetables in a food processor; add butter, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a serving bowl.

ROASTED PARSNIPS AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• If the parsnips and carrots are very thick, cut them in half lengthwise. Slice each diagonally in 1-inch-thick slices. The vegetables will shrink while cooking, so don't make the pieces too small. Place the cut vegetables on a sheet pan. Add the olive oil, salt, and pepper and toss well. Roast for 20 to 40 minutes, depending on the size of the vegetables, tossing occasionally, until the parsnips and carrots are just tender. Sprinkle with dill and serve hot.

CARROT PUREE

Steps:

• Place carrots in a medium saucepan, and cover with water.Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until carrots aretender, about 20 minutes. Drain, reserving cooking liquid.
• Puree carrots in a blender or with a potato masher, addingcooking liquid as needed, until thinned but still chunky. Stirin salt, and season with pepper.

CARROT-PARSNIP SOUP WITH PARSNIP CHIPS

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion, and cook 10 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add chopped parsnip, water, carrot and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 50 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes
• Place half of carrot mixture in a blender; process until smooth. Pour pureed carrot mixture in a large bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining carrot mixture. Stir in salt and pepper.
• Heat remaining 5 teaspoons oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add parsnip slices; cook 5 minutes or until lightly browned, turning occasionally. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle parsnip chips and chives over soup.

ROASTED PARSNIP PUREE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500°F.
• In a large bowl, toss the parsnips in the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Pour the parsnips onto a baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork.
• Using a food processor, pulse the milk and garlic together until the garlic is pureed. Add the roasted parsnips and cheese and pulse until smooth, just until the mixture comes together. Serve warm.
• Roasted Butternut Squash
• In a large bowl, toss squash with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Put the squash on a baking sheet next to the parsnips, keeping the two vegetables separate, and roast until tender and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Prepare the parsnip puree and transfer it to a separate bowl. Fold in the squash and the rosemary. Do not overmix. Taste for seasoning and stir in salt and pepper as needed.
• Fuji Apple
• Roast the parsnips for the parsnip puree and then lower the oven temperature to 425°F. In a medium bowl, toss apples with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Pour the apples onto a baking sheet and roast for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tender and easily pierced with a fork.
• Prepare the parsnip puree, and add the apples, bacon, blue cheese, and thyme. Do not overmix. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper as needed.
• Make Ahead
• The puree will keep, covered, for 5 days in the refrigerator. Reheat, covered, in a 350°F. oven for 20 to 30 minutes.

PARSNIPS AND CARROT PUREE

Steps:

• Cover carrots with lightly salted water in deep saucepan and bring to boil. Simmer about 3 minutes, then add parsnips. Simmer for 5 minutes more, or until both are cooked but not too soft.
• Meanwhile, combine cream and milk in saucepan and heat to warm. Reserve.
• Transfer carrots and parsnips to a food mill and mash to a smooth consistency. Return mixture to the saucepan and add butter, salt, pepper, nutmeg and cream-milk mixture. Combine well over medium-low heat. Serve.

CARROT AND PARSNIP PARMESAN AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• Grate the peeled carrots and parsnips on a large-sided grater (or use a food processor).
• Measure out 3 cups each of grated carrots and parsnips, then place in a large bowl.
• Measure 2 tablespoons flour with 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese in a small bowl, then add to the grated veggies in the bowl; toss to combine, then set aside.
• In a saucepan melt butter over medium heat; add in 1/4 cup flour and cook stirring/whisking for 2 minutes.
• Gradually add in the full-fat milk, stirring/whisking continuously until the mixture starts to bubble; remove from heat.
• In a small bowl whisk together whipping cream, eggs, seasoned salt, black pepper, nutmeg and cayenne (if using) gradually stir this mixture into the hot milk mixture; whisk until combined.
• Pour the mixture over the grated veggies; mix well with a wooden spoon to combine, then transfer to the prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle with about 1/2 cup (or more) Parmesan cheese.
• Bake uncovered for about 50 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
• Delicious!

FIVE-SPICE SHORT RIBS WITH CARROT-PARSNIP PURéE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Season ribs with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 1/4 teaspoons pepper and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Rinse one carrot and one parsnip and cut into thirds (no need to peel); reserve.
• In a large bowl, toss short ribs with flour until evenly coated. In a large Dutch oven or other oven-safe pot over medium-high heat, heat oil. When oil is hot, add 3 or 4 short ribs and sear on all sides until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and continue working in batches to sear remaining short ribs. Pour out all but 1 tablespoon oil from Dutch oven and reduce heat to medium. Add tomato paste and five-spice powder and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute. Add wine to pot, scraping up brown bits with a wooden spoon. Bring cooking liquid to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook until liquid is reduced, about 10 minutes.
• Add reserved carrot and parsnip chunks, broth, onion, garlic, reserved cilantro stems, bay leaves, and seared short ribs. Nestle the short ribs in the cooking liquid to cover. Bring the liquid to a simmer on the stovetop, then cover and transfer to the oven to braise for 2 hours. Uncover pot and continue to braise in the oven until beef is very tender and falling off the bone, 30 to 60 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, set a large pot of salted water to boil. Peel and roughly chop remaining carrots and parsnips. Add cook carrots and parsnips to boiling water and cook until tender when pierced with a knife, about 15 minutes. Drain vegetables and return them to the pot. Add milk, butter, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, and nutmeg. Use an immersion blender, potato masher or a fork to blend or mash to desired consistency (it can be as smooth or chunky as you like). Taste and adjust seasoning. Place a lid on the pot and reserve until ready to serve.
• When short ribs are done, transfer them from cooking liquid to a plate. Set a strainer over a large bowl, and strain cooking liquid. Discard solids and pour strained cooking liquid back into Dutch oven. Set pot over medium-high heat and simmer until liquid is reduced by half and coats the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning. Gently reheat carrot-parsnip purée.
• Serve short ribs over carrot-parsnip purée, topped with its sauce and a sprinkling of cilantro.

CREAMY CARROT PARSNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Place first six ingredients in a 6-qt. stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until vegetables are very tender, 25-30 minutes., In a small skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute onion, garlic, horseradish and ginger until onion is tender. Add to carrot mixture. Puree soup using an immersion blender or cool slightly and puree soup in batches in a blender. Stir in buttermilk; heat through (do not boil). Serve with sour cream and, if desired, dill.