BLU CHEESE PARSNIPS RUSTIC POTATOES

Hey everybody! How are ya'll feeling today! Im doing great! I just got out of class where did a olive oil tasting today and learned all about that! It was very interesting! But on another note! I have a easy side dish for ya'll today and it is my B.C.P.R. Mashed Potatoes! Oh and if you were wondering what the B.C.P.R. stands for well just look at the title ha ha! 

INGREDIENTS:

2 Parsnips (peeled and rough chopped)

2 Rustic potatoes (peeled and rough chopped)

1/2 stick salted butter

1/4 cup sour cream

1/4 blue cheese crumbles

s/p to taste

1 tbsp butter 

1 tbsp dried parsley 

Ok first things first. You want to peel and rough chop both the parsnips and potatoes. After you do that then through them suckers in a pot of boiling salted water. Now I know you are thinking "Ok Sayber how long do I cook them for?" Well you want to boil them just like you would any other time you are boiling potatoes! Parsnips are a routed vegetable and cook just like potatoes. The main difference to me when it comes to parsnips and potatoes is that parsnips are more sweet and have a taste of a potato/carrot. 

So after y the potatoes and soft and fork tender then you want to transfer them with a slatted spoon to a bowl where you are going to start blending with a hand held or stand mixer. Next it is time to add the fun stuff!

Through in the next 4 ingredients and then blend baby blend! NOTE: at this point you want to put you oven on broil and then place your cast iron skillet in the bottom of the oven to get hot. be careful!

You want to blend until the mixture comes to a soft and whipped constancy.

Now it's to burn! You want to then take out your hot cast iron skillet that was heating up in the oven. Drop the 1 tbsp of butter and watch it melt! after it has melted then add the mashed potato mix to the skillet. I like to make little ocean waves so the parts of the mashed potatoes that get crispy show! Ok pop that sucker in the oven that already on broil. set the skillet in and it only takes a minute for the top to start crisping up!take it out of the oven carefully and then sprinkle the dried parsley on top and its all good and done! 

"Love and Good Eats"

-Sayber