Parsnips are misunderstood, even mistrusted. What would you do with that, many people seem to think? Yet it’s my favourite vegetable. Here’s one way I like to cook them.

Add the mushrooms and the wine or stock, and simmer until almost ... mixture to a wide oven dish before topping with the parsnip. Frying the mushrooms separately makes sure they stay crisp ...

You need a large flat frying pan with a lid. In a large frying pan that has a lid, melt the butter and add the wine and thyme sprigs. Lay the parsnip wedges (i.e. long strips the entire length of ...