What to do with Celery Root?
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melissa-dallas
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A caterer here does a nice rich potato puree side that has it added to the potatoes
I got two large ones about half the size of a soccer ball with celery on top
the celery is thinner than what I typically get at the supermarket. I chopped up one. the celery and leaves and put them in soup along with about 1/4 of one of the root balls. All this later pureed. I saved the rest of the root and made 1/4" cubes. These along with garbanzo beans and shredded cabbage I'm adding for texture to a variation of the Szechwan Carrot soup that barb_b posted Thread #30085 The texture is to please my intended audience. (very demanding)
I read about using the celery root raw in salad but even sliced very thin it was a little woody for me. I did taste it raw and it was good but too much chewing involved for me...
the celery is thinner than what I typically get at the supermarket. I chopped up one. the celery and leaves and put them in soup along with about 1/4 of one of the root balls. All this later pureed. I saved the rest of the root and made 1/4" cubes. These along with garbanzo beans and shredded cabbage I'm adding for texture to a variation of the Szechwan Carrot soup that barb_b posted Thread #30085 The texture is to please my intended audience. (very demanding)
I read about using the celery root raw in salad but even sliced very thin it was a little woody for me. I did taste it raw and it was good but too much chewing involved for me...
richard-in-cincy
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Lovely celery root...
As others said, add some to your potatoes in any potato dish to expand the flavor. Mashed potatoes with celery root are sublime.
The wonderful flavor or rich Austrian stocks and consomme usually have celery root as one of the building blocks. One of the reasons people trying to duplicate that flavor profile here in this country never quite get close.
Cream of Celery Root soup is divine.
Fry it. Roast it. Add it to our pot roast with the other root vegetables.
Pureed celery root to top your shepherd's pie.
Use it any place you would use a potato.
As others said, add some to your potatoes in any potato dish to expand the flavor. Mashed potatoes with celery root are sublime.
The wonderful flavor or rich Austrian stocks and consomme usually have celery root as one of the building blocks. One of the reasons people trying to duplicate that flavor profile here in this country never quite get close.
Cream of Celery Root soup is divine.
Fry it. Roast it. Add it to our pot roast with the other root vegetables.
Pureed celery root to top your shepherd's pie.
Use it any place you would use a potato.
mixed with mashed potatoes was a big hit last night
This is what I did:
Cut up complete celery root including the small amount of celery on top.
put it in pressure cooker and added enough water to cover it. put it on the Saute setting.
Added salt, pepper, garlic and some dried chives. Let this cook down (uncovered) while cutting up potatoes.
so about 10 minutes later added the potatoes on top then put the pressure cooker on pressure cook 4 minutes. When this was done I took out most of the potatoes and put them into a steel bowl.
Mashed the potatoes by hand in the steel bowl.
Used the stick blender to pure the celery root right in the instant pot. When done poured this over the mashed potatoes and mixed together by hand. Did these separate to maintain some of the mashed potato texture.
The reason I limited these ingredients and didn't add dairy was my daughter is allergic to milk products (among just about everything else). So I am always looking for alternatives. My original plan was to at this point separate out enough for her then mix in some butter and maybe some sour cream. But upon tasting it, found it was very good without so left it as is.
This is what I did:
Cut up complete celery root including the small amount of celery on top.
put it in pressure cooker and added enough water to cover it. put it on the Saute setting.
Added salt, pepper, garlic and some dried chives. Let this cook down (uncovered) while cutting up potatoes.
so about 10 minutes later added the potatoes on top then put the pressure cooker on pressure cook 4 minutes. When this was done I took out most of the potatoes and put them into a steel bowl.
Mashed the potatoes by hand in the steel bowl.
Used the stick blender to pure the celery root right in the instant pot. When done poured this over the mashed potatoes and mixed together by hand. Did these separate to maintain some of the mashed potato texture.
The reason I limited these ingredients and didn't add dairy was my daughter is allergic to milk products (among just about everything else). So I am always looking for alternatives. My original plan was to at this point separate out enough for her then mix in some butter and maybe some sour cream. But upon tasting it, found it was very good without so left it as is.
richard-in-cincy
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Great! You have a new veg for your kitchen. We adore celery root at our house.
heather_in_sf
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I love it in pot au feu, it's about time to make it again!
also, julienned and cooked in a mustardy cream sauce and gratined with cheese.
also, julienned and cooked in a mustardy cream sauce and gratined with cheese.