- 2 pounds fresh turnips
- 1 fresh apple (optional)
- 2 or 3 tablespoons margarine
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Salt and pepper to taste
First peel the turnips with a vegetable peeler. Peel the apple too if you like, but it isn’t necessary, unless he skin is really ugly. Chop or slice the turnips, (and the apple) into the chunks the right size for eating. Fill a big pot half full of water. Add the turnips, apple (if you’re using it), the margarine, sugar and salt and pepper as you like. Cover the pot and simmer on the back of the stove for about 20 minutes, or until the turnip chunks are tender to your preference. Serve hot. Serves six.
Note: The secret to this recipe is the apple. The sugar, by itself makes the turnips better than usual, but the apple flavor gently caresses each chunk of turnip, changing its flavor subtly, but with powerful results. Fred didn’t know they were turnips the first time he tried them. He thought they were fancy potatoes. I’ve put leftovers from this recipe into beef stew and confirmed turnip haters were unable to recognize them.
This recipe sounds wonderful. Do you have a recipe for turnip soup without the broth? Maybe use water instead of broth. My husband lost his job and our funds are limited. We go to the food cupboard for food. That is our only source of food for now. I am looking for a recipe for turnips because the food cupboard gave us four turnips and I am looking for a recipe to cook with them in a soup matter.
Thank you for your time.
Sarah
Thanks for the recipe. I started with this and added in potatoes. Once that was all cooked I threw it in a frying pan with some ground turkey I was cooking with some spices (curry, ginger, and even maple syrup). It tasted great! My husband complimented me on how good it all turned out. Thanks for the starter idea!
Great recipe! I made this last night and my very picky three year old loved it. Thanks for putting it up. I just stumbled across this website, what a find!
dice and cook turnips add lots of butter and heavy cream salt and peppermash or whip fantastic
I made this, and used it as stuffing in butternut squash dusted with ginger and cinnamon and then topped with parm and mozz cheese. YUM!
Nothing, no nothing, will ever take away the horrid taste of a turnip. It cannot be disguised by apples, potatoes, wonderful beef stew, whatever. Turnips are just awful.
Thank you, Ella, for sharing your opinion. I love the taste of turnips, but they do have to be young, tender, turnips for me. Otherwise they will be bitter.
give this apple turnip a try even add a bit of maple syrup new world if you give it a chance I did and love it.
What a shame Ella doesn’t care for turnips! One of the Thanksgiving delights at our table and more like them than not. It may be an acquired taste.
Why not share something you do like and give us a recipe to try, Ella.
Turnip hating is genetic!
http://www.ivanhoe.com/science/story/2005/05/08a.html
The wife loves turnip greens but she hates turnip roots. I tried cooking them like home fries, just peeled, diced and sauteed with onions, salt and pepper. The turnips got a bit sweet but lost most of the “turnip” flavor. She liked them that way.
There’s also turnip and carrot slaw with a sweet sour creamy slaw dressing.
Could also try making a kimchee style pickle out of them.