French Press French Roast Root Vegetable Purée

• 2 ounces butter, melted in a skillet
• 1 yellow onion, medium dice
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled, quartered
• 2 carrots, peeled, medium dice
• 2 parsnips, peeled, medium dice
• 16 ounces strong French roast French press coffee
• 2 ounces honey
• 2 ounces butter
• 6-8 ounces heavy cream
• Sea or kosher salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions with a dash of salt and saute until lightly caramelized. Add garlic and saute until very fragrant.
3. In a deep baking dish large enough to contain them, place carrots, parsnips, onions & garlic, and coffee; a Dutch oven is perfect for this. Drizzle in honey, then stir to blend. Give it a taste. If you don't get a good hint of honey, add a little more. Cover with a lid or foil and place in oven. Braise for about an hour. Vegetables are done when they can be very easily pierced with a sharp knife.
4. Remove baking dish from oven. Set a colander in a large bowl and pour vegetables into it, retaining coffee mixture. Return vegetables to the baking vessel. Add butter and stir so it begins to melt. Ladle in about a cup of the braising liquid. With an immersion blender, begin pureeing vegetables. As they begin to break up, add cream. Once they are nicely smooth, season to taste with salt and pepper. In the absence of an immersion blender, feel free to use a food processor.
5. If you wish to adjust the balance of bitter-sweet braising liquid and cream in order to please your palate, simply add in more of either, tasting as you go. This is a wonderful base for anything you can imagine: grilled meats and/or vegetables, braised meats, you tell me how you use it!
6. As for the lovely left-over braising liquid, strain it, pour it into a container and freeze it for another use. Chili? Black bean soup?

butter, yellow onion, garlic, carrots, parsnips, coffee, honey, butter, heavy cream, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/11310-french-press-french-roast-root-vegetable-puree (may not work)