Turnip puree

Turnips have been known since ancient times for their beneficial properties. It contains a lot of mineral salts, calcium, vitamins A, C, B, etc. And turnips are easily absorbed by the body and are recommended for dietary and baby food.

That's why I decided to make mashed potatoes from this root vegetable. My kids, without knowing it, eat turnips instead of the usual mashed potatoes. The most important thing is to cook delicious!

How to make turnip puree? First, let's wash the turnip thoroughly, now it needs to be cleaned and cut into cubes (medium size). After that, we send the root vegetable into a saucepan with water and a little salt (to taste).

How long to cook turnips for mashed potatoes? Put the pan on the fire and when the water boils, turn down the heat and simmer for an hour. It is necessary that the turnip steamed and gave all the bitterness.

After the turnip fruits have become soft, you can start making the puree itself. To do this, drain the water, send the remaining ingredients into a saucepan: butter and milk. I forgot to say that the milk should be brought to a boil before that, and only then added to the root crop. So it will give a richer creamy taste to our puree.

When everything is ready, take a pusher and grind all the ingredients until smooth. There are people who do not like mashed potatoes with lumps (I know them personally) for such, you can take a blender and grind the extinguishing products in it, the taste properties of the finished dish will not suffer from this.

Now that everything is ready, you can serve our dish to the table decorated with a branch of greenery or sliced green onion for a contrast of color and a special flavor.

Sometimes I add a pinch of nutmeg to the puree (while grinding the mass), it enhances the taste. But I would say it's for an amateur. If I cook for children, then at the initial stage, together with turnips, I throw peeled carrots into a saucepan at the rate of: for one turnip (medium size), I take two carrots (medium size). Carrots will give the dish a sweet delicate taste.

Turnip puree can be used as a side dish for meat or fish. And you can serve it as an independent dish. For example, flavoring it with a spoonful of sour cream. And in general, you can experiment a lot with ingredients. After all, this only makes the dish tastier and richer!

Root vegetables are best washed with a brush or a hard sponge under running water.