Melt In Your Mouth Caramelized Root Vegetables Recipes

CARAMELIZED ROOT VEGETABLES & MELT IN YOUR MOUTH VEAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Sprinkle flour over meat and rub to coat well.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour olive oil in large pan on medium high heat and brown veal well on all sides.
• Remove veal from pan and place in dutch oven or roasting pan and sprinkle with paprika and let sit.
• Add the shallots to frying pan and cook for 3 minutes, stir in vermouth and 3/4 cup of chicken stock, bring to a boil.
• Pour over veal roast.
• Sprinkle rosemary and thyme over roast.
• Bring veal roast to a simmer over medium heat, cover and bake in oven at 325 degrees for 1 1/4 hours.
• Melt butter and sugar in frying pan, add onions, carrots, turnips and parsnips.
• Coat vegetables well and season with salt and pepper, add the remaining 1/2 cup chicken stock and bring to a roaring boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes, (or until all liquid has evaporated) stirring frequently.
• After the veal roast has cooked for 1 1/4 hours add the root vegetables all around the roast and bast the vegetables with the veal juices.
• Cover roast and return to oven for another 30- 45 minutes.
• Let veal rest, covered with tin foil for 10 minutes.
• Remove the vegetables.
• Reduce sauce and reserve.
• Slice veal and add to platter with vegetables.
• Drizzle with sauce and enjoy.

ROOT VEGETABLE MASH WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Prepare the carrots and parsnips for cooking and add to a large saucepan. (Though the original recipe called for peeled carrots, I prefer not to peel.) Add water to cover vegetables and bring the pot to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes until the carrots and parsnips are tender.
• While the carrots and parsnips are cooking, melt the butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring often until the onions ae cooked and a golden brown, about 6 to 8 minutes. If you are using the sugar, add now. Add the thyme. Reduce the heat to low and continue cooking another 6 minutes. If the pan seems too dry (onions are sticking), add a teaspoon of the cooking broth from the carrots and parsnips. Onions should be nicely browned and barely holding their shape.
• Add drained chickpeas, to the onions and cook until warmed through, about 3 minutes.
• Drain the carrots and parsnips, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Keep warm. Using an immersion blender, counter blender or food processor puree the carrots & parsnips with the salt, pepper and nutmeg and 1/3 cup of cooking liquid. If they are too thick for your tastes, add additional cooking liquid.
• To assemble the dish, serve a portion of the carrots and parsnips mounding down a center. Place a portion of the onions and chickpeas in the center well. Alternately, you can serve family-style with a mound of the mash int he center with a ring of the onions and chickpeas around the outside.
• (For WW: 5 points per serving on Flex; Core (w/o brown sugar) plus 1/2 point).

SMASHED ROOT VEGETABLES AND CARAMELIZED LEEKS

Steps:

• Place potatoes, turnips, and parsnips in a large pot; cover with 2 inches cold water. Season water generously with salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and vigorously simmer until root vegetables are very tender and breaking apart, about 30 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a medium Dutch oven over medium heat. Add leeks, and cook until golden, about 15 minutes. Add root vegetables, and stir to dry out, about 2 minutes. Add milk and cream, and stir to break up vegetables. Heat until hot; season with salt and pepper.