Simple Parsnip Pancakes Recipes

PARSNIP PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 2 quarts salted water to a boil and add parsnips. Return water to a boil and boil parsnips 3 minutes. Drain parsnips well. In a food processor fitted with coarse grating disk or on a hand grater, grate parsnips and onion coarsely.
• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. In a bowl, stir together parsnips, onion, and egg and stir in spices and salt. Add flour, stirring until just combined, and form mixture into eight 1/2-inch-thick cakes (each about 3 inches in diameter), transferring them as formed to prepared baking sheet.
• In a large heavy skillet heat oil and butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and saute pancakes in 2 batches until golden, about 5 minutes on each side, transferring them as cooked to paper towels to drain. Pancakes may be kept warm 15 minutes in a 200 degree oven F.

PARSNIP AND CARROT LATKES (VEGETABLE PANCAKES)

Steps:

• Peel and remove ends from parsnips and carrots.
• Grate parsnips and carrots by hand or with your food processor's grater attachment.
• Place in large bowl.
• Puree onions and garlic in food processor and add to vegetable mixture.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Heat 1/2 inch of olive oil in a heavy pan until right before the oil's smoking point.
• Add 1/4 cup of batter at a time to the hot oil, pressing gently with the back of the spatula until each pancake is 1/2 inch thick.
• Cook until the exterior is crispy and a dark golden brown in color (approximately 2 minutes).
• Flip and cook on the second side.
• Remove with slotted spatula and place on plate lined with several layers of brown paper or paper towel.
• Serve hot.