Roast Parsnips

Ingredients

• 400g parsnips (4)
• 1 small bunch of thyme
• 30g unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 30g honey

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Serves: 3–4

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°c.
2. Peel, top, tail and chop the parsnips into nice large quarters.
3. Bring a pan of salted water up to the boil then, when boiling, carefully tip the parsnips into the water and cook them for 5 minutes.
4. Drain off the parsnips and place them onto a clean tea towel to dry.
5. In a large frying pan over a medium heat, place the butter and oil and heat them up so the butter is foaming.
6. Place the parsnips into the frying pan and cook them for about 10 minutes, until the parsnips are golden brown all over.
7. Tip the entire contents of the frying pan into a roasting tin, add the thyme, drizzle the honey over them, season with salt & pepper and place it into the oven for 10 minutes.
8. Serve.

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Useful Information

Can it be frozen? Yes.
Can it be prepared in advance? Yes, up to 1 day to stage 7.
Will leftovers be nice? Yes, for up to 3 days.

Notes