Do people actually make ruttabegas?

[FreshTressa]

I don't believe I have ever had one.

 

[Off2DisIGo]

They are fairly popular here in the South--they are usually diced and boiled. But they are so gross! And they stink when you cook 'em.

 

[UnderTheMistletoe]

Mentioned in a line of a musical I did (Into the Woods), but that's about it. It's a vegetable, right? Or no?

 

[TurboKitty]

Yum, I like them. Taste like a cross of a Yukon Gold Potato and a sweet potato. I liked em steamed, or roasted with a bit of butter.

 

[lyeag]

YES!!! They are great with pork. I like to peel them and cut them up to boil with a few potatoes. Then I mash them up just like you do when you make mashed potatoes with lots of salt and pepper. YUMMY. I usually make it with loin of pork, and then I fix some sort of green veggie, and applesauce. Man, I am getting hungry!

 

[Ready to go in Ok]

Yuck! My grandmother used to make me eat them when I was little. I still remember them and that was 30 years ago!

 

[Caropooh]

My Mom used to put them in the soup she would make with the turkey leftovers after Thanksgiving and Christmas. I'd don't think I've ever had them by themselves though.

 

[Honu]

My grandma used to add grated rutabega to her pasties (meat & potato turnovers).

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

I love them. My grandmother taught me to add a teaspoon of sugar to the pot to make them more favorful. My 3 kids haven't yet learned to love them!

Lori

 

[Micca]

If they taste like Tubokitty says I'll give 'em try. I don't think I have ever even seen one.

 

[snels]

Hi,
Rutabaga dishes are very common in Scandinavian meals.
Here's a recipe that combines rutabagas and potatoes:

ROTEMOS (Swedish Mashed Rutabagas/Potatoes}

2 cups cooked rutabagas, mashed
1 cup cooked potatoes, mashed
1/4 sweet cream
2-3 Table. Butter
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Cook Rutabagas & potatoes until tender; drain. Mash both the potatoes and rutabagas, separate, and then together, until light and fluffy. Add cream, salt, pepper and butter. Keep hot until ready to serve.

Give rutabagas a try!
Sandy

 

[dianeschlicht]

Yep, Norwegian heritage here, and I LOVE rutebagas! It is especiallygood when it's creamed and sugared.

 

[dbogen]

After reading the new post on the "do you read usernames wrong", I read this one as Ruta bets. I was thinking what the........ is she talking about.

It wasn't unitl People started referring to it as food that I realized what the heck I mis read.

I need more coffee.

Deanna

 

[liamsaunt]

I really like them cut up and roasted with olive oil, salt and pepper. When they are tender I puree them in the food processor with some cream and butter, and serve them topped with fried shallots. Yum!

 

[CEDmom]

I like them. They're really good roasted along with carrots and parsnips. They're also good in stews.

 

[Chuck S]

I like rutabagas. They serve them at the Norway pavilion at EPCOT, and they are yummy. But I always think of the Beverly Hillbillies episode where they were trying to find a sponsor for the Rutabaga Bowl football game.

 

[tekmom]

I grew up in Mississippi and rutabegas were always on our table.

 

[tw1nsmom]

I love mashed rutebegas with butter, salt and pepper! They're also good if you mix them in with mashed potatoes or cubed and put in soups or stews.

 

[arminnie]

They are fairly popular here in the South.

I've never had them and always thought they were a Northern thing.

 

[eclectics]

Another Scandinavian checking in! Cube 'em, boil 'em, mash 'em. A little Finnish secret. After you mash them, put them in a casserole dish. Add salt, pepper, a little molasses, and some heavy cream. Mix together and put under the broiler until the top is a little brown. You won't make them any other way again!