Cooking Essentials

๐Ÿฅ— Christmas Veggie Medley / ๅœฃ่ฏž็ƒค่”ฌ่œๆ‹ผ็›˜ ๐Ÿฅฌ

  • ๐Ÿฅ™ Ingredients / ๆๆ–™

    • 2 parsnips (peeled & chopped) / 2ๆ นๆฌง้˜ฒ้ฃŽ๏ผˆๅŽป็šฎๅˆ‡ๅ—๏ผ‰
    • 300g Brussels sprouts (trimmed & halved) / 300ๅ…‹ๆŠฑๅญ็”˜่“๏ผˆๅŽปๆ นๅˆ‡ๅŠ๏ผ‰
    • 1 fennel bulb (cut into wedges) / 1ไธช่Œด้ฆ™ๅคด๏ผˆๅˆ‡ๆฅ”ๅฝข๏ผ‰
    • 2 beetroots (peeled & cubed) / 2ไธช็”œ่œ๏ผˆๅŽป็šฎๅˆ‡ๅ—๏ผ‰
    • 3 carrots (peeled & sliced) / 3ๆ น่ƒก่ๅœ๏ผˆๅŽป็šฎๅˆ‡็‰‡๏ผ‰
    • 3 medium potatoes (peeled & cubed) / 3ไธชไธญ็ญ‰ๅœŸ่ฑ†๏ผˆๅŽป็šฎๅˆ‡ๅ—๏ผ‰
    • 300 g pumpkin (peeled & cubed) / 300 ๅ…‹ๅ—็“œ๏ผˆๅŽป็šฎๅˆ‡ๅ—๏ผ‰
    • 3 tbsp olive oil / 3 ๆฑคๅŒ™ๆฉ„ๆฆ„ๆฒน
    • 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped (or 1 tsp dried) / 1ๆฑคๅŒ™ๆ–ฐ้ฒœ่ฟท่ฟญ้ฆ™๏ผˆๅˆ‡็ขŽ๏ผ‰ๆˆ–1่ŒถๅŒ™ๅนฒ่ฟท่ฟญ้ฆ™
    • 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves (or ยฝ tsp dried) / 1่ŒถๅŒ™ๆ–ฐ้ฒœ็™พ้‡Œ้ฆ™ๅถ๏ผˆๆˆ–ยฝ่ŒถๅŒ™ๅนฒ็™พ้‡Œ้ฆ™๏ผ‰
    • Salt & black pepper to taste / ้€‚้‡็›ไธŽ้ป‘่ƒกๆค’

  • ๐Ÿณ Instructions / ๅšๆณ•

    โ‘  Pre-heat your oven to 200 ยฐC (โ‰ˆ400 ยฐF), or if using an air-fryer: preheat to โ‰ˆ 180-200 ยฐC.

    ้ข„็ƒญ็ƒค็ฎฑ่‡ณ 200 ยฐC๏ผˆ็บฆ400 ยฐF๏ผ‰๏ผŒ่‹ฅ็”จ็ฉบๆฐ”็‚ธ้”…ๅˆ™้ข„็ƒญ่‡ณ็บฆ 180-200 ยฐCใ€‚

    โ‘ก Cut all vegetables into even-sized
    pieces so they cook uniformly.

    ๅฐ†ๆ‰€ๆœ‰่”ฌ่œๅˆ‡ๆˆๅคงๅฐ็›ธ่ฟ‘็š„ๅ—๏ผŒไปฅไพฟๅ‡ๅŒ€ๅŠ ็ƒญใ€‚

    โ‘ข In a large bowl, toss all the vegetables with olive oil, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper.

    ๅœจๅคง็ข—ไธญๅฐ†่”ฌ่œไธŽๆฉ„ๆฆ„ๆฒนใ€่ฟท่ฟญ้ฆ™ใ€็™พ้‡Œ้ฆ™ใ€็›ไธŽ่ƒกๆค’ๆ‹ŒๅŒ€ใ€‚

    Oven method: Spread the veggies in a single layer on a baking tray and roast for approx.25-30 minutes, turning halfway until tender and golden.

    ็ƒค็ฎฑๆ–นๆณ•๏ผšๅฐ†่”ฌ่œๅ‡ๅŒ€ๅนณ้“บไบŽ็ƒค็›˜๏ผŒ็ƒ˜็ƒค็บฆ25-30ๅˆ†้’Ÿ๏ผŒไธญ้€”็ฟป้ขไธ€ๆฌก่‡ณ่”ฌ่œ่ฝฏ็†Ÿไธ”่พน็ผ˜ๅพฎ้‡‘้ป„ใ€‚

    Air-fryer method: Place vegetables in the basket in a single layer (or in two batches if needed). Cook for ~15-20 minutes, shaking or turning at ~7-10 minutes, until tender and caramelised.

    ็ฉบๆฐ”็‚ธ้”…ๆ–นๆณ•๏ผšๅฐ†่”ฌ่œๅนณ้“บๆˆ–ๅˆ†ไธคๆ‰นๆ”พๅ…ฅ็‚ธ็ฏฎ๏ผŒไธญ้€”็บฆ7-10ๅˆ†้’Ÿ็ฟปๅŠจไธ€ๆฌก๏ผŒ็ƒน่‡ณ็บฆ 15-20ๅˆ†้’Ÿ๏ผŒ็›ด่‡ณ่ฝฏ็†Ÿไธ”็•ฅๅธฆ็„ฆ็ณ–่‰ฒใ€‚

    โ‘ฃ Once cooked, transfer to a warm serving dish and serve immediately as a festive side.

    ็ƒน็†ŸๅŽ็››ๅ…ฅๆš–็›˜็ซ‹ๅณไธŠๆกŒ๏ผŒไฝœไธบ่Š‚ๆ—ฅ้…่œไบซ็”จใ€‚

  • ๐ŸŒฎ Notes & Tips / ๅฐ่ดดๅฃซ

    Donโ€™t overcrowd the tray or basket โ€” the air needs to circulate for browning.

    ๆ‹ฅๆŒคไผš้€ ๆˆ่’ธๆฑฝ็งฏ่š๏ผŒๅฝฑๅ“้…ฅ่„†ๆ•ˆๆžœใ€‚

    Root veggies (like beetroot, parsnip, potato, pumpkin) take slightly longer, so cut into smaller pieces or start them slightly earlier.

    ๆ น่ŒŽ็ฑป่”ฌ่œ๏ผˆ็”œ่œใ€ๆฌง้˜ฒ้ฃŽใ€ๅœŸ่ฑ†ใ€ๅ—็“œ๏ผ‰็†ŸๅŒ–็›ธๅฏนๆ…ข๏ผŒๅฏๅˆ‡ๅฐๅ—ๆˆ–็จๆ—ฉๆ”พๅ…ฅ็ƒคใ€‚

    You can garnish with a sprinkle of fresh parsley or a drizzle of balsamic glaze for added festive flair.

    ๅฏๆ’’ไธŠๅฐ‘่ฎธๆ–ฐ้ฒœๆฌง่Šนๆˆ–ๆท‹ไธ€็‚น้ฆ™้†‹ๆฑๅขžๆทป่Š‚ๆ—ฅไบฎ็‚นใ€‚