Best Rutabaga Purée Recipes

RUTABAGA AND CARROT PURéE

Steps:

• Cook rutabagas and carrots in boiling salted water to cover by 1 inch in a large pot until tender, about 30 minutes. Transfer vegetables with a slotted spoon to a food processor and purée with butter, brown sugar, and salt until very smooth. If necessary, transfer purée back to pot and reheat.

RUTABAGA PUREE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cookshallots and rutabaga, stirring often, until both begin tosoften, about 10 minutes. Season with 1 teaspoon salt. Addstock and thyme. Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heatto medium-low, and simmer until tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Puree vegetable mixture with mascarpone in a foodprocessor until smooth. Season with pepper. Reheat if needed. Garnish with thyme.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CIDER JUS AND RUTABAGA PURéE

Steps:

• Mix first 9 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Boil until mixture is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 20 minutes. Strain, pressing on solids to extract liquid. Discard solids. Return liquid to saucepan and boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 3 minutes. Whisk in butter a few pieces at a time. Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Brush pork with olive oil. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Grill until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of pork registers 145°F, turning frequently, about 20 minutes. Let pork rest 5 minutes (temperature will increase to 150°F). Thinly slice pork crosswise.
• Divide pork slices among 6 plates. Spoon RutabagaPuree alongside. Drizzle sauce over pork and serve.
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BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND RUTABAGA PURéE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Arrange butternut squash in single layer in 13 x9 x2-inch glass baking dish. Add 1 cup broth. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover tightly with foil. Bake until squash is very tender, about 45 minutes. Drain squash. Transfer squash to processor.
• Meanwhile, cook rutabagas in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Add to squash in processor. Process until mixture is smooth, adding more broth if necessary.
• Transfer squash and rutabaga pureée to heavy large saucepan. Add butter. Stir over low heat until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer purée to bowl. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cool. Cover and chill. Rewarm over low heat.)

RUTABAGA PURéE

Steps:

• Cook rutabagas in large pot of boiling salted water until very tender, about 45 minutes. Drain well. Transfer to processor; puree until smooth. Return to pot. Stir over medium heat until any excess liquid evaporates. Add butter; stir until melted. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand uncovered at room temperature. Rewarm over medium heat, stirring often.)

KALE RUTABAGA PUREE

Steps:

• Peel the rutabaga, and cut it into 1-inch chunks. Place in a medium saucepan with enough water to cover, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to a simmer, and cook until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain, and set aside.
• Cut the stems off the kale, and discard. Roughly chop the kale, and wash in a large colander. Coat a large saute pan with olive-oil cooking spray, and place over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic, and saute until translucent. Add kale in batches, allowing each to wilt before adding more. Cook until all the kale is wilted, add salt and pepper, and transfer to the bowl of a food processor. Puree mixture until the kale is smooth; add reserved rutabaga. With machine running, add milk gradually; stop when mixture is smooth, and serve.

RUTABAGA SOUP SOUBISE-WITH RICE AND ONION PURéE

Steps:

• The Rice and Onion Soup Base. Simmer the celery and onions in the 2 cups of chicken stock until very tender and translucent-15 minutes or more. Stir in the rice, and the rest of the liquid.
• The Rutabaga, and Finishing the Soup. Stir in the rutabaga, bring to the simmer, season lightly, and simmer loosely covered for about 30 minutes, or until both rutabaga and rice are very tender. Purée in batches in the electric blender. Reheat, correct seasoning, and top each serving, if you wish, with a spoonful of sour cream or crème fraîche, and a sprinkling of chopped parsley.
• Variations
• CREAM OF CUCUMBER SOUP. For about 2 1/4 quarts, serving 6 to 8. Peel 4 large cucumbers, save half of one for garnish, halve the rest lengthwise, and scoop out seeds with a spoon. Chop the halves roughly and toss with 2 teaspoons each of wine vinegar and salt; let stand while the celery and onions have their preliminary simmer. Then turn the chopped cucumbers and their liquid into the soup base with the rice, and finish the soup as described in the preceding recipe. To serve, garnish with a dollop of cream, cucumber slices, and a sprinkling of fresh dill weed.
• CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP WITH VEGETABLES. Combine the rice-and-onion soup base with the chicken-and-vegetable soup on page 6, using only 4 cups of the liquid called for in the chicken recipe.

YELLOW TURNIP PUREE (PUREE DE RUTABAGA)

Steps:

• Peel the rutabaga carefully. Cut it into one-inch cubes. There should be about eight cups. Put the cubes in a saucepan or kettle and add water to cover and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and cover. Cook 15 minutes or until tender.
• Drain and put the cubes into the container of a food processor. Add salt, pepper, butter and nutmeg. Start processing while gradually adding the cream.

SWEET POTATO AND RUTABAGA PUREE WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Cut small deep slit in each potato and bake in 375°F oven for about 1 hour or until tender. Meanwhile, peel rutabaga and cut into ½ inch cubes.
• In pot of boiling salted water, cover and cook rutabaga for about 30 minutes or until very tender; drain well. Scrape out flesh from potatoes. In food processor or blender, combine sweet potato and rutabaga; puree, in batches, until smooth. Transfer to large bowl and set aside.
• Peel, core and chop apples; sprinkle with lemon juice. In small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat; add apples, sugar, salt, pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered and stirring often, for 15 to 20 minutes or until apples are very tender. Transfer to food processor or blender and puree; stir into vegetable puree along with sour cream. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Transfer to greased 6 cup casserole.
• In small saucepan, melt remaining butter over low heat; cook almonds, stirring for 2 minutes. Sprinkle around edge of casserole; let cool to room temperature before covering and refrigerating for up to 3 days. To serve, bring to room temperature and reheat, uncovered, in 350°F oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until heated through. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
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CREAMED CARROT AND RUTABAGA PUREE

Steps:

• 1. Combine carrot and rutabaga cubes in a large pan with cold water to cover and a dash of salt. Bring to a boil over medium/high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until fork tender. (about 20 minutes)
• 2. Drain well. Put through a ricer or food mill. (can use the Kitchen Aid or even a food processor if you want it very smooth) ) Return it to the pot. Add butter,red pepper,salt and pepper and stir until butter has melted. Blend in the heavy cream. Reheat, stirring constantly until warmed through.

GINGER-RUTABAGA PUREE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large straight-sided skillet over medium. Add onion, ginger, and apples; cook, stirring frequently, until onion begins to soften, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in rutabagas, broth, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cover and cook, stirring once halfway through, until rutabagas are tender, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a food processor and puree until smooth. Serve immediately, topped with butter.

HERBED LAMB WITH MINT SHALLOT SAUCE AND RUTABAGA PURéE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Trim excess fat from lamb. Using sharp knife, score 1/4-inch-deep crosshatch pattern all over top of lamb. Rub lamb with vegetable oil. Sprinkle lamb with salt and pepper. Mix parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme and tarragon in small bowl. Rub herb mixture all over lamb, pressing firmly to adhere. Place lamb in large roasting pan. Roast until thermometer inserted into lamb registers 155°F, about 1 hour 45 minutes.
• Remove lamb from oven and let stand 15 minutes. Pour pan juices into glass measuring cup; degrease pan juices. Mix butter and flour in small bowl. Combine shallots and wine in heavy small saucepan. Boil until most of liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes. Add chicken broth and boil 2 minutes. Whisk in flour mixture and chopped fresh mint. Boil until thickened to sauce consistency, whisking occasionally, about 5 minutes. Whisk in any degreased lamb juices. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place lamb on platter. Surround with mint and parsley sprigs. Serve lamb with sauce and Rutabaga Puree.