Glazed Turnips

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 1 leaf garnish: flat parsley fresh chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 tablespoon sugar 
• 2 lb turnips small to medium (2-inch)
• 1.5 cups water 

Equipment

• frying pan

Directions

1. Peel turnips, then halve horizontally and quarter halves. Arrange turnips in 1 layer in a 12-inch heavy skillet and add enough water (about 1 1/2 cups) to reach halfway up turnips.
2. Add butter, sugar, and salt and boil over moderately high heat, covered, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Boil turnips, uncovered, stirring, until tender and water has evaporated, about 8 minutes.
3. Sauté turnips over moderately high heat, stirring, until golden brown,about 5 minutes more.
4. Add 3 tablespoons water and stir to coat turnips with glaze.