Parsnips!

[stiltonandcrackers]

To parboil or not?? I didn't once and felt they were too hard. Then I did, OK.

Have just seen a recipe with no parboil.

Any tips from better chefs than me please?

I always parboil mine, but only briefly - I put the potatoes (bear with me here!) in cold water and bring them to the boil. When boiling, I add the parsnips and parboil them all together for 5 mins, then drain. Seems to work - so long as your parsnips are substantial, and not those little stringy things :)

I never parboil but I do find they take much longer than anticipated!

I’ve started pad-boiling, find they go a bit dry and shrivelled otherwise.

I always do.

I never parboil parsnips, just drizzle some olive oil, honey, salt and pepper on them, squeeze of orange near the end. Super easy.

Can you put a metal colander over the pot of potatoes boiling and steam the parsnips with a lid over the colander to keep the steam in?

I never parboil parsnips. Always potatoes though so you can fluff up the edges. Parsnips don’t fluff so can’t see the point of it.

Don't boil mine they are more likely to burn. I cool wrapped in foil with agave and butter for 45 mins in the oven

No.

I usually dig them up at once, after a frost, then wash and peel them all together, chop into the size I want to roast them at and freeze them all.

Then bung them in when the roast potatoes and roast carrots go in.

They usually take the same time from the freezer.

I haven't got home grown this winter so I buy a few at a time, peel, chop and freeze and do the same thing with those.

DH always par boils and cuts the corey centre out.