Spiced Sweet Potato and Parsnip Tian

Ingredients for Spiced Sweet Potato and Parsnip Tian

• 900g apple cider

• 110g (1 stick) unsalted butter

• 2 tablespoons thyme leaves

• 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons Aleppo pepper

• 4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided

• 2.9kg sweet potatoes (about 8 medium), peeled, sliced into 1/8"-thick rounds

• 900g parsnips (about 3 extra-large), peeled, sliced into 1/8"-thick rounds

• A 4-quart casserole dish or braiser, preferably round

Position rack in middle of oven and preheat to 163°C. Bring cider to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low, add butter, thyme, Aleppo, and 2 teaspoons salt, and cook, stirring, until butter is melted. Let cool slightly.

Place potatoes and parsnips in a large bowl. Pour cider mixture over and toss to coat. Stack a handful of slices about 3" high, then place vertically in casserole dish. Using a measuring cup or small bowl, keep slices standing up as you go, working around the perimeter and then into the centre, forming concentric circles. Continue arranging slices in pan until tightly packed (you may have some leftover). Pour in cider mixture to come halfway up sides of dish; discard remaining cider mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 2 teaspoons salt and cover tightly with foil.

Bake, covered, 1 hour. Remove foil and brush pan juices over tops of slices with a pastry brush. Increase oven temperature to 218°C and bake, uncovered, until golden brown on top, 35–40 minutes more.

After first round of baking at 163°C, let cool, then chill for up to 2 days. Bring to room temperature, then bake, uncovered, at 218°C for 40–50 minutes.

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