Tag: turnip

From The Food of Morocco by Paula Wolfert. This shellfish couscous, a specialty of the southern coastal city of Essaouira, consists of a mound of golden corn couscous in the center of a huge platter surrounded with distinct piles of garnishes including luscious, raisin-rich caramelized onions, tender and sweet fleshed charmoula-soaked shrimps, fast-cooked opened mussels still in their shells, and baby glazed turnips tangled up with their leafy greens.

Nutmeg and a hint of cardamom bring out the sweetness in the underappreciated turnip. Sometimes I make my own vegetable stock, but usually I just buy a good-quality, low-salt vegetable stock such as Pacific brand.