Name: Japanese Turnips with Miso
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons white miso; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, divided; 3 pounds small (1 1/2-to 2-inch) Japanese turnips with greens; 1 1/3 cups water; 2 tablespoons mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)

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Japanese Turnips with MisoRomulo Yanes

The small, round, mild white turnips known colloquially as Japanese turnips are at their most delicious when simply cooked with their greens. A last-minute swirl in miso butter (which is fantastic on pretty much any vegetable) gives them an almost meaty underpinning.

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