Baked Peppered Parsnip Fries

It took my husband eighteen years to tell me that he doesn't really like parsnips. Seriously? What's not to like?!? Well, three years after that admission, he still has to eat them when they come in our CSA box; I try not to buy extra parsnips though. I'm nice that way. Sometimes.

I decided to try them as oven-baked "fries." And, he liked them. Well, I think his exact words were, "These aren't terrible." I'll take it!

Ingredients

1-1⁄2 lbs parsnips, peeled and cut into 'fry'-sized pieces
3 T olive oil
1⁄2 t freshly ground black pepper
1⁄2 t sea salt
2 pinches cayenne pepper
Also needed: baking sheet, parchment paper or silicone mat

Procedure

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Place parsnip fries in a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle with spices. Drizzle with olive. Use tongs to toss and coat parsnips evenly with oil and spices.

Turn parsnips out onto parchment paper or silicone mat-lined baking sheet in single layer.

Place sheet in the middle of the oven and roast for 15 minutes. Use tongs to turn the parsnips and return the sheet to the oven. Roast for an additional 15 minutes.

Parsnips should be soft in the middle and browned and crispy outside. Let cool slightly, adjust seasoning if needed. Serve hot.

Comments

Hot Chocolate Agasajo-Style {Spice It Up!}

photo by D For my Spice It Up! kiddos this week, I was looking for an exotic drink to serve while we learned about saffron. I found a recipe from food historian Maricel Presilla that mimicked traditional Spanish hot chocolate from the 17th century where it was served at lavish receptions called agasajos . When I teach, I don't always get to shoot photos. Thankfully, D grabbed my camera and snapped a few. Ingredients serves 14-16 1 gallon organic whole milk 3 T dried rosebuds - or 2 t rosewater 2 t saffron threads, lightly crushed 3 T ground cinnamon 3 whole tepin chiles, crushed 2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise 1 C organic granulated sugar 1 lb. bittersweet chocolate Procedure In a large soup pot that can hold a gallon plus, combine milk, dried rosebuds (or rosewater, if you are using that), saffron threads, ground cinnamon, chiles, vanilla beans, and sugar and warm over medium heat till it steams. Whisk to dissolve sugar, then lower heat an...

Frozen Art Gourmet Ice Cream

As we headed inland from the coast, I cringed as the temperature gauge in the car for outside temp climbed into the triple digits. Ugh. I'm a rather wimpy central coastal Californian who begins to wilt when it's 70 degrees outside. Thank goodness for air conditioning and a planned ice cream stop. When I parked the car outside Frozen Art Gourmet Ice Cream in Santa Rosa, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. We knew that we still had to get to the campsite...and set up our tents in the heat. But we were going to enjoy the cool, sweet treats from Frozen Art first! Michoacana ice creameries are the equivalent of Starbucks in Mexico; they're ubiquitous. Purists, however, claim that operating a true Michoacana ice cream shop require ties to Tocumbo. It's estimated that almost ninety percent of the Tocumban population is currently employed in the ice cream business from making ice cream itself to making equipment. But the real art of Tocumban ice creams: imaginat...

A Cheese Board Anchored on a Trio of Italian Cheeses + A Pinot Nero from Alto Adige #ItalianFWT on CulinaryCam.Com

I am in the process of migrating over to my new domain. Come on over to read " A Cheese Board Anchored on a Trio of Italian Cheeses + A Pinot Nero from Alto Adige " for December's #ItalianFWT.

Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Search This Blog