Winter Root Mash With Buttery Crumbs

Name: Winter Root Mash With Buttery Crumbs
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 650 g parsnips, cut into even chunks; 650 g swedes, cut into same size chunks as the parsnips; 142 ml sour cream; 1 tablespoon hot horseradish (English Provender is good); 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves; 10 g butter, for greasing; 50 g butter; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 50 g fresh white breadcrumbs (from about 4 slices); 4 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, plus extra; fresh thyme leave, for scattering; 25 g parmesan cheese, coarsely grated

Submitted by PinkCherryBlossom

"A great make ahead veg dish for a big crowd at Christmas"

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Ready In:: 1hr 40mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 10

ingredients

650 g parsnips, cut into even chunks
650 g swedes, cut into same size chunks as the parsnips
142 ml sour cream
1 tablespoon hot horseradish (English Provender is good)
2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
10 g butter, for greasing
For the butter topping
50 g butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
50 g fresh white breadcrumbs (from about 4 slices)
4 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, plus extra
fresh thyme leave, for scattering
25 g parmesan cheese, coarsely grated

directions

In a large pan of boiling salted water, cook the parsnips and swede, covered, for about 20 minutes until tender. Drain well, then mash them together using a masher or food processor until reasonably smooth but still with a bit of texture. Stir in the soured cream, horseradish and thyme and season with salt and pepper.
Spoon into a buttered shallow ovenproof dish and put to one side.
Make the topping. Melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the onion for 5-6 minutes, until gorgeously golden. Mix in the breadcrumbs and stir to brown and crisp a little. Season with salt and pepper and add the thyme. Take the pan off the heat. Spoon the mixture casually over the top of the mash. Scatter over the parmesan. (Can be made ahead to this point and kept covered in the fridge for up to a day. Or can be frozen for up to a month.).
Bake with the turkey (190C/gas 5/ fan 170C) for 35-40 minutes if doing from cold, 25-30 minutes if not, or 11⁄2-13⁄4 hours from frozen (put foil on top, and remove it for the last 10 minutes) - until golden and crisp on top. Serve scattered with a few more thyme sprigs and leaves.

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PinkCherryBlossom

Under construction... How I rate... 5 stars - perfect, will make again without any changes. 4 stars - Liked it, will make again again but with changes. 3 stars - had to make major changes but got it to work. 2 stars - had to make major changes and it didn't work. 1 star - went terribly, a waste of time and ingredients, I cried, BF cried the cats cried you get the picture...

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