Cream of Turnips with Caraway

Potage Crème de Raves au Carvi

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Savoie: The Land, People, and Food of the French Alps

By Madeleine Kamman

Published 1989

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 onions, finely chopped
  • 2 pounds small purple-toppe

Method

Heat the butter in a large sauté pan and in it sauté the onions until translucent. Add the turnips and toss well. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, covered, until all the juices have come out of the vegetables. Add a pinch of sugar and continue to cook, uncovered, until the juices evaporate and the turnips have caramelized. Toss every 5 minutes or so.

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