Turnip/Swede?

Wee_Bargain_Hunter

Hi wigglywoozle, found a recipe in the current Tesco mag that seems healthy enough and also uses carrots. Slice 325g each of carrots and swede (turnip in some areas!) very thinly. Layer strips in a greased shallow dish with thyme leaves (3 sprigs). Pour 1/2 litre of veg stock over everything + brush with a little melted butter (15g), press down + cover with baking parchment. They cook it for 2 hours on a low shelf at gas 3 while cooking lamb.

Primrose

I've got a large amount of swede to use up and although I'm using it in soups and caseroles, wonder whether it can be grated and used in a cake mixture to add sweetness and moisture in the same way that Carrot cake is used.

Has anybody ever tried it? If so, was it a success?

polkadot

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/2543157/Tasty-swede-cakes

Ive not personally tried it yet,but have heard good things about it and its been in my bookmarks for a while.Would love to hear how it goes.

zippychick

i've merged this with our swede thread

Zip

dandy-candy

I love swede in Cornish pasties, but once I put it into a beef stew and it gave the whole thing a unpleasant flavour. Could some people let me know some other recipes that they have tried themselves using swede which worked well please?

TrixieB

Not a recipe as such but I microwave my swede on a plate, whole, unpricked, unpeeled, for around 20 minutes, until soft when a skewer/knife instered - the *carefully* peel and smush with lots of salt pepper and butter mmmmmmmm

tessie_bear

i cube swede and chop up carrots boil they until tender then drain...mash with some pepper and butter......lovely....i also use swede in stews and casseroles and hack uo for lanterns for halloween

hth

Sambucus_Nigra

I do nearly the same, I cook it with carrots and other veg, and instead of mashing I do mushing, which is using a wooden spoon, bash it about a bit, add pepper and butter and you still get the veg without it being baby food esque.

Also, in soups and stews, and root veg curries.

Bongedone

Another for mashing it with carrots, butter, salt and pepper

I like your microwave idea Trixie. I've been doing that lately to make mash but using it on swede did not oocur to me.

Mrs_Chip

Swede can sometimes have a really strong taste which overpowers everything else. I have not worked out what causes this, whether it is when they get a bit older, or that there are just 'rogue' swedes out there:rotfl:. I seem to have developed a bit of an intolerance to the flavour as sometimes it tastes far stronger to me (unpleasantly so) than it doe to OH. I don't personally think swede works to well in stew as even a mild one seems to overpower the rest of the flavours.

Swede/carrot mash or puree is delicious, as is mashed swede with loads of freshly ground black pepper and butter in it!