Brad's elk bourguignon w/ mashed cauliflower and parsnips. This cauliflower and parsnips mash is buttery, incredibly smooth, and topped with saucy garlic mushrooms. It's the ultimate Thanksgiving side dish! You start by cooking the cauliflower florets and chopped parsnips in boiling water until fork tender, then drain and purée with some garlic in a food.
How to get fluffy mashed cauliflower parsnips: Be sure to fully drain the cauliflower and parsnips before mashing. Add the milk a little bit at a time. Cauliflower and parsnip marry for a delicious alternative to mashed potatoes. You can have Brad's elk bourguignon w/ mashed cauliflower and parsnips using 21 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Brad's elk bourguignon w/ mashed cauliflower and parsnips
- You need of For the elk.
- Prepare 4 lb of elk roast.
- It's 6 slices of bacon.
- Prepare 1 of LG sweet onion.
- Prepare 4 cloves of minced garlic.
- Prepare 12 of large basil leaves, chopped.
- You need of Around 10 cups beef stock.
- It's 1 bottle of good red wine, I use Cabernet Sauvignon.
- You need 2 cups of flour seasoned heavy w/ garlic salt, white pepper.
- You need of Also seasoned w/ onion powder, steak seasoning, & smoked paprika.
- It's of For the mash.
- Prepare 3 of LG parsnips, peeled and cubed.
- It's 1 of small head cauliflower, chopped.
- It's 1/4 cup of milk.
- It's 2 tbs of butter.
- You need to taste of Sea salt and black pepper.
- Prepare 2 cloves of garlic, minced.
- Prepare of Other ingredients.
- It's 1 loaf of sourdough french baguette.
- You need of Creme fraiche.
- You need of Grated gruyere cheese.
Who knew putting cauliflower and parsnips together would be so good! I didn't add any milk to it because my boyfriend isn't a big dairy person, and I added some. Cauliflower Parsnips Easter Christmas Thanksgiving Dinner Party Potluck Gluten Free Healthy Low Carb Vegetarian Milk Cauliflower Mushroom Garlic Side Dish Make Ahead Holidays Weeknight Dinner Fall Winter Comfort Food Vegetables Easy. It's really freakin' good, but it's also fairly flat.
Brad's elk bourguignon w/ mashed cauliflower and parsnips step by step
- Chop bacon and fry off in a LG frying pan. Remove to a LG dutch oven..
- Meanwhile, cut elk roast into 1 inch cubes. Remove all silver skin, fat, or tendon..
- Mix flour and seasonings in a LG bowl..
- Fry onion and garlic in the bacon grease until sweated and translucent. Do not brown..
- Add the onion, garlic, basil, beef stock, and wine to the Dutch oven and bring to a boil..
- Add oil to the bacon fat. Roll elk in flour. Knock off excess flour and fry in batches. Add to dutch oven when done. In between batches remove flour from pan and add a little oil..
- Simmer the mixture for 1 1/2 to 2 hours uncovered. Stir often. This should reduce and thicken up nicely..
- Meanwhile add parsnips and cauliflower to a saucepot. Just cover with water. Bring to a simmer and cook until just tender. Drain water. Add rest of parsnip ingredients and mash until smooth, but slightly chunky..
- When sauce thickens and elk is tender, slice baguette on a bias. Butter and slightly toast. Spread creme fraiche over baguette. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover with elk and sauce. Serve parsnips on the side. Serve immediately. Enjoy..
It lacks the starchiness of mashed potatoes, it lacks the heft! In playing with alternative options I have found that parsnips and roasted garlic are the magic combination to take cauliflower mash to another level. Einkorn Wheat and Old-fashioned Vegetable GratinLolibox. Parsnip & cauliflower mash. by Jenny Chandler. A veggie side dish that delivers on flavour.