Yesterday a  friend arrived with a basket of freshly dug root vegetables it was just one of those moments that took you into the kitchen to cook.  The following recipe is simple Winter comfort food

Braised root vegetables with sweet white miso

3 medium carrots

2 parsnips

2 swedes

2 onions

2 turnips

Olive oil

6fl oz (180ml) vegetable stock

Splash of mirin

2 tablespoons sweet white miso

Good twist black pepper

Prepare the vegetables and cut to a uniform size.

Toss the carrot, parsnip, swede, onions & turnips in olive oil and cook over a medium heat until just turning golden brown. Add a splash of mirin then the stock. Reduce this liquid by half, check the vegetables are cooked, stir in the white miso and finish with a twist of black pepper.