Pan Fried Breaded Celery Root Food

POT-ROASTED CELERY ROOT WITH OLIVES AND BUTTERMILK

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add celery roots and cook, turning frequently, until golden, 8-10 minutes. Add butter and a large pinch of salt. When butter begins to foam, reduce heat to medium-low. Add herb sprigs, coffee beans, if using, and 1 1/2 cups water. Cover and gently cook, adding more water by tablespoonfuls if pan is dry, until celery roots are very tender, about 1 hour.
• Remove herbs and coffee beans (if using) from pot and discard. Baste celery roots with buttery juices in pot. Remove from heat. Transfer celery roots to a cutting board, slice in half through stems, and place 2 halves on each plate.
• Meanwhile, very gently warm buttermilk in a small saucepan over low heat (it will break if warmed too much). Squeeze in a few drops of lemon juice and add remaining 2 teaspoons oil and a pinch of salt to make a loose sauce. Spoon sauce around celery roots on plates. Garnish with olives, drizzle with oil, and squeeze a few more drops of lemon juice over each.

ROASTED CELERY ROOT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F
• Trim and peel celery root and cut into 1-inch pieces.
• In a large roasting pan toss celery root with oil and salt and roast in middle of oven 30 minutes.
• Stir celery root and reduce temperature to 375°F
• Roast celery root, stirring after the 30 minutes, 1 hour more.

CELERY ROOT PUREE

Steps:

• Place celery root, 1/2 of the lemon juice, and kosher salt in a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.
• Blend celery root, cream, and butter in a blender until smooth. Push puree into a bowl through a fine-mesh strainer with a wooden spoon or spatula until puree is completely smooth. Drizzle remaining lemon juice into puree and season with salt and cayenne pepper.

SPICY FRIED CELERY

Steps:

• Cut the celery sticks into 4cm lengths, then finely shred these vertically.
• Slice the chilli thinly.
• Heat the oil in a fry pan, and add the celery, chilli and sugar.
• Stir-fry over a moderate heat for 1 minute, then add the soy sauce and continue stir frying for a further minute or two and until all the liquid has evaporated.
• To keep the celery crisp, evaporate the liquid quickly.

PAN-FRIED BREADED CELERY ROOT

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook celery root slices until lightly softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Pat dry with paper towels.
• Beat eggs and seasoned salt in a shallow bowl. Pour bread crumbs into a second bowl. Dredge celery root slices in egg, then dip in bread crumbs.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat and pan-fry celery slices on both sides until browned, about 5 minutes.

ROASTED CELERY ROOT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425° F.
• Trim and peel celery root and cut into 1-inch pieces. In a large roasting pan toss celery root with oil and salt and roast in middle of oven 30 minutes. Stir celery root and reduce temperature to 375° F. Transfer pan to lower third of oven if cooking loin. Roast celery root, stirring after 30 minutes, 1 hour more.

PAN FRIED BREAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together yeast, lukewarm water, half the flour, sugar, and salt; let stand 10 minutes so that the yeast can start to ferment.
• Stir in the buttermilk and the remainder of the flour.
• Place a moist cloth over the dough and let rise for 20 minutes; the dough will still be a bit sticky.
• Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat.
• Drop a spoonful of dough in the pan, that has been lightly greased; spread the dough out and fry for 3 minutes on each side.
• Repeat with remaining dough.

PAN FRIED CELERY ROOT, POTATO, AND GOAT CHEESE TERRINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Arrange eggplant, celery root and potato separately in single layer on 3 nonstick baking sheets. Brush both sides of vegetables with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Working in batches, bake until vegetables are tender, and celery root and potato are pale golden, about 6 minutes for eggplant, 10 minutes for celery root, and 14 minutes for potato. Transfer vegetables to separate small bowls. Cool completely.
• Char red bell peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag; let stand 10 minutes. Peel and seed peppers. Quarter peppers lengthwise.
• Place 12x12-inch foil sheet on work surface. Arrange half of potato slices over foil, forming 9x9-inch square. Arrange half of celery root slices over potato slices. Arrange half of eggplant slices over celery root slices. Arrange basil leaves over eggplant. Repeat layering with goat cheese, mozzarella. and red peppers. Press firmly to compress layers. Repeat layering with remaining eggplant, celery root, then potato slices.
• Using foil as aid, carefully roll up terrine as for jelly roll. Wrap terrine in additional foil. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Refrigerate.)
• Freeze terrine until firm on edges but not frozen through, about 2 hours. Slice terrine into eight 1-inch-thick slices (do not remove foil). Transfer slices to baking sheet and freeze 10 minutes.
• Lightly coat cut sides of terrine slices with flour. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add slices and cook until vegetables are heated through and cheese begins to melt, about 2 minutes per side. Remove foil from slices. Arrange slices on plates and serve.

CELERY ROOT OVEN FRIES

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 425.
• Clean, peel and cut celery root into fry size (approximately 1/4" x 1/4" x 2").
• In a large bowl mix olive oil and Cajun seasoning; add celery root and toss till well coated.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes flipping ever 10 to 15 minutes to prevent burning on the bottom and promote even cooking.
• Enjoy while hot.

FENNEL AND CELERY ROOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bring a large steamer pot of water to a boil. Place fennel, celery root, and onion slices in the steamer insert. Steam until tender, approximately 7 to 10 minutes.
• Spread the steamed vegetables and apple slices evenly in the bottom of an 8 x 8-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour cream around the sides of the dish until the liquid reaches half-way to the top. Sprinkle with shredded cheese, and cover tightly with foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until hot and bubbly and cheese has melted, approximately 40 minutes.

BAKED CELERY ROOT FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (99 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and place in the oven to preheat.
• Place celeriac in a bowl; drizzle olive oil over and season with salt and black pepper. Toss fries to coat evenly.
• Remove baking sheet from the hot oven. Transfer fries to the baking sheet in a single layer with some space between them.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
• While fries bake, combine tomato paste, tomato sauce, apple cider vinegar, harissa, brown rice syrup, coriander, garlic powder, onion powder, and sea salt in a small bowl. Stir to combine until smooth. Add water, 1/4 teaspoon at a time until desired consistency. Set ketchup aside.
• Remove fries from oven and increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Flip fries and return baking sheet to the hot oven. Bake until crispy, about 15 minutes more.
• Serve celery root fries with harissa ketchup.