Braised Turnips in Cream Sauce

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1/2 cup per serving1 tsp olive oil2 medium turnips1 medium carrot1 medium onion1 Tbsp garlic, minced1/4 tsp thyme-----------1/2 Tbsp parsley, dried2 tsp flour1 cup water-----------2 Tbsp white wine1 tsp dijon mustard1/3 cup sour cream, reduced fat1/3 tspTabasco sauce 1/3 tsp black pepperdash salt
Directions
1----Peel and julienne turnips (1/4") and parboil (bring to boil and boil for about 5 minutes, then drain -- do not parboil if substituting fresh, young, small turnips). Finely dice onion. Grate or roughly mince carrot. Mince garlic, if necessary.

2----On medium heat, heat oil in medium-sized pot. Add turnips, carrots, onion, thyme, and garlic. Cook, covered, for 3 minutes.

3----Add flour, parsley, and water; stir in flour completely before adding water. Bring to a boil and cook, partially covered, on medium-low heat for about 15 minutes or until turnips and carrots are tender.

4----Stir well, scraping the bottom completely. Then stir in all remaining ingredients and cook about 2 minutes more, uncovered.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WAIT4IT.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 52.8
  • Total Fat: 3.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 3.9 mg
  • Sodium: 67.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 5.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
  • Protein: 1.0 g

Member Reviews
  • MAMAMONA1
    Yummy side; good use of turnips. I used fresh parsley and fresh thyme; oak aged (inexpensive) Chardonnay; extra salt for my taste. A little less water; and a little more flour added; extra fresh garlic as well. Subbed a random hot sauce; and brown spicy mustard. All is good. - 12/14/09