Parsnips and carrots are two root vegetables that go together really well. Rembs Layman of Tupelo restaurant, known for his innovative yet classic comfort food, roasts them with just a bit of salt and pepper, vegetable oil, butter and fresh thyme. The aroma will tell you they're done before the timer goes off. Buttery, slightly softened but still with a crunch, they're an excellent side dish to accompany Rembs' festive Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding.
1 lb carrots, peeled & quartered lengthwise (carrots should be sliced smaller than parsnips because they take longer to cook)
1-2 tbsp vegetable oil
kosher salt & cracked black pepper
leaves from 3-4 thyme sprigs (or 1 tsp dried thyme)
2 tbsp butter
How-to
Preheat oven to 350º
Toss together vegetables, vegetable oil, salt, pepper, thyme leaves and butter
Spread vegetables out on a baking sheet, keeping carrots on one side and parsnips on the other
Bake 25-35 minutes, checking parsnips at about 20 minutes for doneness (tender but not mushy). Parsnips will generally cook faster than carrots. If one vegetable is finished before the other, remove from the baking sheet and allow the other to continue cooking
When Rembs Layman tilts his head and smiles, you're immediately won over. Having family in New England and Louisiana, he experienced the best of both food worlds which he shares as Executive Chef at Tupelo in Cambridge, MA. Locals love his down-home "comfort food with a Southern drawl," and he has an ever-increasing following for his incredible Sunday offerings of Fried Chicken, Gumbo, Jambalaya and Sweet Southern Pies.
Parsnips and carrots are two root vegetables that go together really well. Rembs Layman of Tupelo restaurant, known for his innovative yet classic comfort food, roasts them with just a bit of salt and pepper, vegetable oil, butter and fresh thyme. The aroma will tell you they're done before the timer goes off. Buttery, slightly softened but still with a crunch, they're an excellent side dish to accompany Rembs' festive Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding.