Traditional German Turnip Recipe
Creamy and traditional German Turnip recipe with Bechamel sauce!
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
Prepare German Turnip
- 2 German Turnips medium
- 1,5 l water
- salt
Bechamel Sauce
- 20 g butter
- 20 g flour white
- 200 ml milk
- salt
- pepper
- nutmeg
- 1 tsp stock powder optional
- 100 ml cream
Instructions
Preparing German Turnips
- Wash and remove the stems from German turnip with a sharp knife.
- Peel them and make sure you get rid of all woody parts! They are not eatable!
- Cut the turnips into long, 1 inch thick stripes.
Cooking German Turnips
- Pour to the pot water, add salt and German turnip stripes. Bring it to boil.
- Simmer for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes check if the German Turnip is soft. If not cook additional 1-2 minutes, if yes - rinse it and set aside.
- Rinse and set aside.
Making Bechamel Sauce
- Prepare the roux by melting butter over medium heat in a saucepan. Add flour and combine both ingredients. Let it cook for 3 minutes.
- Add milk and stir vigorously with a whisk until all ingredients combine.
- Season with pepper, nutmeg, salt, and vegetable stock powder if needed.
- Mix it with cooked and rinsed German Turnip stripes. Add cream or milk to improve the consistency.
Notes
For serving you can prepare mashed, pan-fried or hard-boiled potatoes as well as delicious German meatballs.