Any ideas for celeriac?

[CityChick]

Any favourite celeriac recipes out there?

Apparently I'll be getting one in my veggie box this week and I've never used it before. I don't think I like it much (had it once at the MIL's) but I used to say that about swede and winter squash, and since I've been getting them in the veggie box, I've been converted.

Maybe the same thing will happen with celeriac...?

[Esther Greentree]

Celeriac recipes

My favourite is a shortcut version of céleri rémoulade. Peel your celeriac a shred it (grate it). Add a large dollop of salad cream, mix, serve as a starter. French school canteen classic!

My second favourite is to add chunks of celeriac to bourguignon. This takes a long time to cook but doesn't need much attention, and it's delicious. Buy some braising beef. Brown a small onion in a large braising pot. Add the braising beef, some carrot, celeriac and potato chunks. Top with vegetable stock. Boil for 5 min. Add a bouquet garni or herbs of your choice, salt and pepper to taste. Put the lid on and leave to cook very gently for an hour.

Yum!

[CityChick]

Thanks Esther. Thursday is veg box day - I'll let you know later how I get on

[WiZeR]

I mix celeriac with potato in Dauphinoise, v.nice

[CityChick]

Thanks WiZer - I'll add that to the list.

[Jaxom]

Never eaten it as I don't quite know what to do with it. but just forund this page for you. Spicy Celeriac Bake there are other recipies on the same page.
Jax

[Jaxom]

Here are some more recipes, this time from down under. 73 recipes Hope these help you with your Veggie Box.
Jax

[Lesley Jay]

A good site for loads of vegetable recipes is www.riverford.co.uk

[eskymo]

I only use celeriac at Christmas, as it's one of the main ingredients to the beetroot soup [barszcz] I make as part of my traditional Polish Christmas Eve meal. It gives the soup a good bit of oompf.

I just bought a celeriac from a local small holder though as I thought it might be good for other soup receipes too.

[sewer rat]

Beetroot Soup

Eskymo,
I like the sound of your "barszcz". Any chance you could post the recipe in the appropriate topic.
Cheers
Rat

[eskymo]

will do - i'll try and do it later and 'pm' you

[CityChick]

Could you post it here - I'd be interested too

Thanks for all the recipes everyone - I'm really spoilt for choice now! Think I'm gonna need more than one celeriac now

[Lesley Jay]

You will be able to grow your own this year!!

[andrewo]

Gratin

I had celeriac in a gratin recently, mixed with potatoes, it was lovely, so nice that I am going to buy some plug plants from Thompson and Morgan/Dobies this year just so I can grow some!

Andrewo
PS I misheard the chef who did the recipe and re-did the gratin with celery, that too, surprisingly was lovely.

[JanetG]

Hi

I went to see a cookery demonstation by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in Manchester about 15 months ago, and he did celeriac mash.

He diced the celeriac and boiled it in milk, at the same time as he was boiling the potatos in water. Then he mashed both the veg up together with milk & butter.

I was one of the lucky ones who got to taste it, and it was delicious!

Janet