CELERIAC RECIPES

BAKED CREAMY CELERIAC AND POTATO GRATIN

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Ingredients
  

INGREDIENTS:
  • 200 ml vegetable stock
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 200 ml double cream
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 large celeriac
  • 3 medium potatoes
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley

Method
 

DIRECTIONS:
  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6.
  2. In a saucepan, bring 200ml vegetable stock to the boil
  3. Add 2 garlic cloves, lightly crushed, then remove from the heat and stir in 200ml double cream.
  4. Set aside to cool and infuse.
  5. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan and gently fry 1 large onion, chopped, for 10 minutes, until very soft.
  6. Peel and quarter 1 large celeriac, then slice to 3mm thickness.
  7. Put in a bowl with 3 medium potatoes, sliced to 3mm thickness.
  8. Toss with 1 tbsp plain flour, 1 tbsp chopped fresh flat leaf parsley and some seasoning.
  9. Butter a 1.2-litre ovenproof dish and layer up the celeriac, potatoes and the softened onion.
  10. Strain the cream mixture (discard the garlic) into a jug and pour over the gratin.
  11. Bake for 1-1¼ hours, until golden brown and bubbling and the potatoes are cooked through.

CELERIAC FRIES

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INGREDIENTS
  • 1 celeriac mine was 600 g / 21 oz
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp smoky paprika
  • coarse sea salt
  • ketchup to serve (optional)

Method
 

DIRECTIONS
  1. Set the oven to 200° C / 390° F fan function
  2. If you don’t have fan function increase the temperate by 20° C / 70° F
  3. Line a baking tray with a piece of baking paper.
  4. Top and tail your celeriac and peel it with a speed peeler.
  5. Cut the peeled celeriac in half and then cut each half into approx. 1 cm / 0.5″ thick slices.
  6. Cut each slice into approx. 1 cm / 0.5″ thick batons.
  7. Place the celeriac batons in a large bowl and coat in 1 tbsp of olive oil and smoky paprika.
  8. Hold off with salt until the chips have been baked.
  9. Place the celeriac chips on the baking tray in a single layer making sure there is a bit of space around each chip.
  10. Bake for about 15 minutes.
  11. After the time is up, remove the tray from the oven and carefully flip each fry.
  12. Bake for another 10 minutes, until the tops are nicely blistered and lightly charred in places.
  13. Sprinkle with salt and consume immediately.