Cooking Swede

[Cadalot]

OK I admit when I think of swede it takes me back to my childhood as my Mum used to cook roast dinners all the time and swede was part of our staple diet, however since growing up and getting married it's not something that the wife is particularly fond off, but now as I am taking on more of the cooking duties and the fact that I have a packet "Best of All" seed that came with the Grow Your Own magazine, I feel that space needs to be found to grow this vegetable in 2018 and that I should learn how to cook it !

I have a vague recollection of her boiling it, mashing it and adding butter, but I may be wrong ! Can anyone give me some guidance please ?

[Bren In Pots]

Cad I either roast it, add to soups, stews or gratins.

[Cadalot]

Ummmm never heard of gratins before had a quick look on the interweb thingy and found this https://www.saveur.com/vegetable-pot...recipes#page-3 look interesting and could potentially be some low fuss meals that could be tasty.

I have to admit until the wife got ill, I did very little cooking as my wife and daughters did most of that stuff but now one daughter has left home and the other is out all the time, it's up to me and there are only so many ping meals that one can eat and I'm getting into cooking more roast dinners these days and I really have to use more of my harvest and do less distributing it around the family.

[SelkirkAlex]

standard accompaniment to haggis, peel, chop into chunks boil or steam, mash with with lots of butter and black pepper,
today's more delicate palates mix carrots into the mash for sweetness

[Bren In Pots]

Cad this is a good recipe to use up potatoes, toms and courgettes. could also use swede or JA's.

Briam (Greek potato and courgette bake) recipe - All recipes UK

[jackarmy]

potatoes and swede mashed together, sausages and onion gravy, oh my word .
And also have it as you say, mashed on its own with butter and sometimes pepper and also in stews, lovely veg .

[Cadalot]

I also have the Purple Top Turnip seeds from the Magazine, but as far as I know I have never tried Turnip and would not have a clue what to do with them if I grew them.

[veggiechicken]

Swede mashed with butter, salt & pepper on the menu here. Leftover swede, carrots and taties mashed together, shaped into "burgers", sprinkled with flour, and shallow fried, next day.
Anything leftover after that becomes soup!

[Nicos]

I tend to roast or steam it.

With the steamed, if you find the flavour a bit too strong either mash it with potatoes or carrots...and yes...of course!.....lashings of butter

I used to make a Winter Mash with many of my steamed veg. Mostly mashed spuds and onions , then any other veg you have mashed in with them...but predominantly mashed steamed spuds . The onion gives it a lift.
A brill way to get veg hating kids to wolf it down!!!!
You'd hide swede and turnip in there no problem if you need to!

A dryer mix would indeed make yummy burgers VC!

Gratin sounds a nice idea Bren.

[Jungle Jane]

Cut it into tiny squares it boils quicker then drain,mash & serve up without butter here,homegrown swedes so tasty just on its own next to the other veg. You could probably freeze it quite well,I've never grown enough to know?

[Thelma Sanders]

Swede mashed with butter, salt & pepper on the menu here. Leftover swede, carrots and taties mashed together, shaped into "burgers", sprinkled with flour, and shallow fried, next day.
Anything leftover after that becomes soup!

Nearly the same here, just put paprika & chilli into my mix, coat with breadcrumb and freeze some 'spicy veg burgers' for whenever, specially when grandkids are here

[veggiechicken]

I call it "fry up" - usually its just dollops of mashed stuff but I said "burgers" 'cos I thought it was more meaningful than "dollops".

[lottie dolly]

swede is versatile,and freezes ok,but cut up smaller as has been said,as it takes a little longer to cook otherwise,this has me thinking what it would be like as a chip,maybe part cook in the mic,roll in a little oil,then open freeze before bagging up,

[chris_m]

Cad this is a good recipe to use up potatoes, toms and courgettes. could also use swede or JA's.

Briam (Greek potato and courgette bake) recipe - All recipes UK

Definitely tempted to give that a go, it sounds rather nice.
Thanks for posting it.

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Swede chopped into 1/2 inch cubes, sweet potato and carrot the same, par boiled, then all "Blitzed" together with huggings of butter, make into little burgers and shallow fry as you would "Bubble n Squeek"

To die for!