Turnips, turnips, turnips

[Southern Gardener]

How do you cook them? Oh, and broccoli. First time to harvest both. edited to say, I can't believe how much better tasting and better looking home grown broccoli is!!

 

[thistlebloom]

Those are beautiful Joan!

 

[seedcorn]

they are good raw, steamed, boiled like potatoes.

They do good luck.

 

[dinahmoe]

i put mine in a pressure cooker with a hamhock.i cut the root off and then the stem out and put in just the leaves for 20min.

 

[Kassaundra]

I'm in the same boat for turnips anyway. This was my first year for them too. I cooked one the other day cut it into thirds (it was huge) and baked it in a covered pan in the oven, it was okay, but not great. I've got a ton more to prepare and better figure out a tastier way or my husband will revolt!



I have an additional turnip question, hope you don't mind, when you store them do you wash the dirt off first or not?

 

[lesa]

Nice looking harvest! That broccoli looks fabulous- my heads aren't usually that tight. The taste difference is amazing, isn't it? I plan on growing turnips next year... I like to add them to a slow cook roast.

 

[wsmoak]

I have a few turnips coming along, and plan to toss them into a pot roast along with potatoes, carrots, parsnips, etc. -Wendy

 

[hoodat]

Try boiling the larger ones and mixing them into your mashed potatos. You can also mash them, mix with some bread crumbs and an egg and fry them as fritters.

 

[Greenthumb18]

I just pulled up some turnips from the garden this past weekend. I used them in a soup and they came out pretty good. Their really good for using in soups, by the way!

 

[retiredwith4acres]

My mother does the best turnips!! Of course, she boils them like potatoes but adds sugar to them. Yum!!