I've recently discovered the joys of turnips, thanks to the beautiful Zuppa Toscana recipe in the Soups forum. So now turnips are the new potato, AFAIC. Even hubby loves them, so I want to expand my horizons with this lovely veggie.

Can anyone offer suggestions on how to make chowder with turnips? Is it just a simple matter of using them instead of potatoes in a regular chowder recipe, or are there other alterations that would have to be made. I'm thinking I'll need to thicken it a bit because there wouldn't be potato starch.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I'm new to turnips (and love them!).

TIA!

Sure you can.

For thickening, you can use a bit of xanthan gum or make a thin cauliflower soup and use it as the base for making chowder, just as you would use stock or water for making a soup.

Karen

I saw a clam chowder recipe on the Martha Stewart show on foodnetwork. Course they used potatoes, but I diced up some turnips, roasted them then substituted them for the potatoes. DH,SOL loved it even tho they aren't big turnip fans. I think the roasting mellows them out. Good luck!

Thanks so much for the suggestions! I've used turnips a few ways now, and they just keep getting better!