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Maple Roasted Root Vegetables

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2 mediums carrots, peeled and cut into 1 ¼ inch chunks
  • 3 mediums parsnips, peeled and cut into 1 ¼ inch chunks
  • 1 small ( ½ pound) yellow turnip, peeled and quartered
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup bourbon or rum
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Make it step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange carrots, parsnips and turnips in a single layer in shallow roasting pan.
  2. Heat butter and maple syrup in a small saucepan just until butter is melted, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add rum.
  3. Pour maple mixture over vegetables and toss thoroughly to coat. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake 25 minutes. Remove pan from oven. Stir vegetables and bake, uncovered, until tender, 20 to 25 minutes longer.

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Adapted from Foodista by Yuna Wu, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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