Celery Baked In Cream Food

CREAM OF CELERY SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion, season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened but not browned, about 4 minutes. Add the celery, celery root and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the celery is tender, about 7 minutes.
• Add the bay leaf, chicken broth and 2 cups water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and cook until the celery root is very soft, about 20 minutes. Discard the bay leaf. Add the heavy cream and return to a simmer, then remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
• Working in batches, transfer the soup to a blender and puree until smooth, adding some herbs to each batch; return to the pot and reheat if needed. Stir in the celery salt and serve with toppings.

CREAMED CELERY

Steps:

• Simmer vegetables and rosemary in stock until tender (10 - 15 minutes.).
• In another sauce pan melt butter; blend in flour, salt and pepper.
• Add milk, cook until thickened.
• Stir sauce into undrained vegetables.

BRAISED CELERY

Steps:

• Peel any of the fibrous outer stalks of celery with a vegetable peeler and slice into 1-inch pieces on the bias.
• Heat the butter in a 10-inch saute pan over medium heat. Once melted, add the celery, salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes until just beginning to soften slightly. Add the beef broth and stir to combine. Cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook until the celery is tender but not mushy, approximately 5 minutes. Uncover and allow the celery to continue to cook for an additional 5 minutes or until the liquid has been reduced to a glaze. Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with the reserved leaves.

CREAM OF CELERY SOUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan add 1 cup celery, 1 cup carrots, 1 cup vegetable broth. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Drain and reserve cooked vegetables. In a large saucepan, over medium high heat, melt butter. Add onions and saute until clear. Whisking, add flour, cook 2 minutes making sure flour does not brown. Add 5 cups vegetable broth and continue to whisk until mixture boils, making sure to reach the bottom of the pan. Add uncooked 1 cup celery and 1 cup carrots. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer about 30 minutes. When cooked strain soup through a fine sieve into a clean pot reserving vegetables. In a blender puree vegetables with 1 1/2 cups of liquid. Stir puree into pot with liquid. Stir in cream, reserved vegetables. Heat and serve.

CREAMED CELERY, FROM 1928

Steps:

• Cut celery to 1 inch pieces.
• Cover with water and cook till tender but not soft.
• Drain, saving the celery liquid.
• Melt the butter, mix in the flour and gradually blend in the milk to make a smooth white sauce.
• Use some saved celery liquid to thin the sauce if needed and save the rest for the soup pot.
• Mix the cooked celery into the sauce and turn into a well buttered dish (oven proof).
• Sprinkle the cheese over the top.
• Sprinkle the crumbs that have been lightly browned in the butter over the top of the dish.
• Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for about 20 mins or until the cheese melts and the mixture is heated through/.

BAKED CELERY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Separate celery into stalks, remove leaves (save for soup) and trim, wash well and cut into pieces about 3/4-inch thick.
• Place celery in an ungreased casserole dish.
• Dice bacon; add bacon and sliced onion to casserole, atop the celery.
• Sprinkle all with fresh parsley.
• Combine stock and water (or just use all stock) and pour over dish; don't stir.
• Dot casserole with small bits of butter.
• Cover dish and bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until celery is cooked but not mushy.

CELERY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cook celery in salted boiling water for 7 minutes and drain.
• Combine with water chestnuts and soup, pour into a greased 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• In a sauté pan, melt butter, add cracker crumbs and almonds and stir until well mixed.
• Sprinkle over celery mixture and bake for 30 minutes.

CREAMY CELERY GRATIN

Steps:

• Cut any thick celery stalks in half, trim all of it into thumb-size lengths, then wash and leave wet. Melt half the butter in a large frying pan, then add the celery, onion and bay leaves. Season, cover, then cook over a medium heat for about 30 mins, stirring occasionally to stop the onions catching.
• Meanwhile, prepare the breadcrumbs. Melt the remaining butter in a separate pan, then toss in the crumbs and walnuts, stirring often until lightly golden and toasted. Set aside.
• Heat grill to medium. When the celery is tender, turn the heat right up, pour in the wine and stock, then reduce by two-thirds. Pour in the cream, then reduce for a final few mins until you have a syrupy sauce. Check seasoning, tip into an ovenproof dish, then scatter with the breadcrumbs and Parmesan. Grill for 2-3 mins, until the sauce bubbles. Let it sit for 5 mins before serving.

CELERY CREAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan, melt butter, add celery, onions, and garlic.
• Cook over medium low heat until soft.
• Add flour and cook 1-2 minutes over low heat.
• Add chicken broth and bay leaf, bring to a boil reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf, puree (in small batches) in a blender or processor.
• Add cream, lemon juice, hot sauce, salt and pepper.
• Reheat and simmer 5 minutes.
• Garnish with celery leaves.

CREAM OF CELERY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chicken into 1 inch cubes, season, and brown in olive oil on medium heat just till all sides are browned.
• Put chicken into 13 x 9 baking pan, add soup following directions on can. Cover with tinfoil and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• While chicken is cooking start rice. Bring 3 cups water to boil add rice and cover. Turn to low and let simmer for 20-25 minutes, depending on altitude. When chicken done serve over rice.