Parsnips in melting mustard sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Medium parsnips, peeled and halved lengthwise
3 tablespoons Butter
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Honey
3 tablespoons Bourbon
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Chopped fresh parsley

Directions

(From "Greene on Greens" by Bert Greene, Workman Publ., New York, 1984).

Preheat the oven to 375'F. Cook the parsnips in boiling salted water until just tender, about 5-8 minutes. Drain. cut each parsnip lengthwise into ¼"-thick slices. Place them in a buttered shallow baking dish in a single layer. Bake 10 minutes. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Slowly add the mustard, honey and bourbon. Cook 5 minutes. Brush this sauce evenly over the baked parsnips. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Place the parsnips under a preheated broiler to lightly brown, about 1 minute. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Nutritional analysis per serving: 214.3 calories; 10.3 grams total fat; (5½ grams saturated fat); 1⅒ grams protein; 21⅒ grams carbohydrates; 24⅘ milligrams cholesterol; 314 milligrams sodium.

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