Smokey Turnip and Parsnip Gratin

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/02/2018 - 16:52

Using up fall root vegetables becomes more challenging by the week. How many interesting and hopefully recipes use turnips and parsnips? A rhetorical question for sure, but hopefully with an answer of "at least one more". Several websites had turnip/parsnip gratin recipes and we added potato plus more a smokey component with paprika. Served with keilbasa grilled on the Big Green Egg (with more smoke), it seemed like a promising combination.

Ingredients
2ozParsnips (peeled and thinly sliced)
2ozTurnips (peeled and thinly sliced)
1smallRusset Potato (peeled and thinly sliced)
3TblsAP Flour
1tspKosher Salt
1/2tspSmokey Paprika
1/2tspBlack Pepper (ground)
1/4tspGarlic Powder
1/4tspOnion Powder
3/4CupShredded Cheese
1 1/2TblsButter (cut into small cubes)
5ozMilk (warmed)
Preparation
  1. Preheat oven to 375F.
  2. Butter the baking dish and set aside. (We used a rectangular 4x7 casserole dish).
  3. Thinly slice parsnips, turnips and potatos (using a small mandolin works well).
  4. Combine flour, salt, paprika, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder into a bowl.
  5. Layer 1/4 of the vegetables in the baking disk and sprinkle with 1/3 of the flour mixture and 1/4 of the cheese. Repeat two more times and top with the remaining vegetable and cheese.
  6. Sprinkle butter cubes over baking dish and pour warmed milk over top.
  7. Bake approximately 45 minutes. Cheese should be browned and vegetable easily pierced by a fork.
  8. Let rest/cool for 10 minutes prior to serving.
Credits

Based on this recipe from the Noble Pig website.