Baked Parsnips with Lancashire Cheese

Name: Baked Parsnips with Lancashire Cheese
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 400 ml milk; a good pinch of freshly grated nutmeg; 750 g parsnips, peeled; 400 ml double cream; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 150 g Lancashire cheese, grated; 2 tbsp fresh white breadcrumbs; 1 tbsp chopped parsley

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Hix Oyster & Chop House

By Mark Hix

Published 2010

About

This is an excellent alternative to a traditional gratin dauphinois that could also be made with turnip, squash or even swede. It’s a great sharing dish to put in the middle of the table for guests to help themselves.

Ingredients

750 g parsnips, peeled
400 ml double cream
400 ml

Europe
United Kingdom
Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C/gas mark 3. Cut the parsnips into rough 2-3cm chunks.

Pour the cream and milk into a saucepan, add the nutmeg and garlic, and season generously with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, then turn off the heat and leave to cool slightly.

Put the