Smashed Parsnips with Mascarpone Cheese

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 0.5 cup mascarpone cheese 
• 0.5  onion diced
• 0.3 cup freshly parsley leaves chopped
• 1 pound parsnips peeled cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1.5 teaspoons salt 
• 3 tablespoons sugar 

Equipment

• pot

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the parsnips. Cook until the parsnips are tender, about 10 minutes.
2. Drain.
3. Heat a pot over medium-high heat and add the butter and sugar. Allow to melt together.
4. Add onions and saute until caramelized, 6 minutes.
5. Add parsnips to pot. Turn heat off and add the mascarpone. Stir together and mash, adding parsley, salt and pepper.