Rutabaga “Braised” with Onion and Stock

Name: Rutabaga “Braised” with Onion and Stock
Yield: enough for 4 as an accompaniment
Ingredients: a large rutabaga; a smallish onion, coarsely chopped; a small clove of garlic, crushed; butter – a walnut-sized lump; sugar – the merest pinch; enough chicken or vegetable stock or water to cover

December 14, 2011

Even the smallest pinch of sugar will take any possible bitterness out of a rutabaga. The method that follows, of cooking the chopped vegetable with a small amount of butter and stock so that it takes on a deep, earthy richness, is one I use for carrots and turnips too. A very fine side order for roast chicken or something altogether more gamey.

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