Do you par boil your parsnips?

[hermioneweasley]

I don't think you do, but now I'm starting to doubt myself.

before roasting you mean? I do - is that wrong?

I do, I chuck em in with the potatoes for the last 3 or 4 mins of boiling (I do chunky ones though, skinny ones end up burnt to a crisp) and then roast them for about 45-50 mins.

No, I don't.

I don't are they improved from parboiling first?

I don't, but Delia suggests you do, just before coating them, so the coating sticks. I prepped mine almost 2 weeks ago, coated them with flour, pepper and salt, bagged them and froze. I'll be defosting them tonight, adding a bit more flour, roasting from raw, and adding honey half way through.

I do, then put them in a dish, cover with honey, pop in oven to roast, and everyone is smacking their lips.....nom, nom, nom....

Nope. Why would you want to boil some of the nutrients out?! Nah just stick I'm in the tray n drizzle with honey n roast. Works just fine

I do. I par boil them with the sweet potato before roasting and use the water which I parboiled them in for the gravy.

If you don't parboil they go a bit harder, but a short parboil seems to soften them so they end up being a bit sweeter in the centres. Depend which you prefer - I will be parboiling.

No to parboiling parsnips. A nice long slow roast, honey and mustard. yummy yummy!

No, but I don't parboil roasts either.

Parboiling your Parsnips just has to be a euphemism.

If it wasn't before, it is now.

(not sure what for, but it sounds very rood)

I do... They're chucked in with the potatoes.

I steam mine in the microwave for 5-6 minutes, always turn out lovely

I am going to parboil my parsnips, and see what all the fuss is about.

I do. 5 mins or so, means they are actually nice and soft in the middle after roasting, not all woody.

I do along with carrots, mine are already done and are in the freezer, all part of my 1 item a day prep. Very easy to organise tomorrow caraway seeds and a bit of maple syrup and they go straight in the oven.

Just done mine - Delia recipe again parboil 3 mins then whilst steaming roll in a parmesan flour mix and lay out on tray overnight. Cover and then turn in hot oil on hob before roasting tomorrow.

I don't. My mum does. We dispute it every Christmas

I'm off to parboil dh's parsnip right now.