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Celeriac recipes

PenguinMum said:
@shelley262 brilliant info thanks. Only tasted celeriac mash recently for the first time. Some serious choppng will be going on in my kitchen soon!
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just watch those fingers I tend to chop on a board covered with a clean teatowel as they are hard slippery veggies! I also like another poster peel them after taking top and bottom off and choping them into quarter as easier to deal with. I keep all the peelings btw and add to home made stocks for soup lovely flavours.
 
miahara said:
Yes, here in the UK they are an autumn - winter crop. I'm not sure if it is widely grown on a commercial scale here.
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I'm a little worried that they might be considered old-school and not trendy enough. Will have to go on a hunt for them.
 
Rachox said:
My Tesco stopped selling it :(
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My Tesco stopped selling everything! French salted butter, celeriac, rhubarb???, lovely local lakes egg so went to happy eggs - now they've stopped selling them - then today on my shopping delivery "Tesco no longer stock this item" Tesco finest protein bread! - I am certain they are turning it into one of those new cheaper stores "Jacks"?

It's making my life a real pain as I have to have delivery due to home circumstances and they are the only ones in my area who do home delivery

Sorry for rant and derailing thread - must have hit a nerve lol

For the record I love celeriac but it HATES me - gives me a real bad tummy every time
 
lovinglife said:
My Tesco stopped selling everything! French salted butter, celeriac, rhubarb???, lovely local lakes egg so went to happy eggs - now they've stopped selling them - then today on my shopping delivery "Tesco no longer stock this item" Tesco finest protein bread! - I am certain they are turning it into one of those new cheaper stores "Jacks"?

It's making my life a real pain as I have to have delivery due to home circumstances and they are the only ones in my area who do home delivery

Sorry for rant and derailing thread - must have hit a nerve lol

For the record I love celeriac but it HATES me - gives me a real bad tummy every time
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I agree! No more celeriac, no more coffee and dark chocolate almonds, no more coconut cream, no more own brand 85% chocolate. I’m having to get one delivery a month from Waitrose to have a celeriac week and to stock up on the coconut cream for my coconut ‘porridge’ :(
 
Decided to add a thin slice of bacon today. Couldn't decide if I should put the cheese on top of the bacon or bacon on top of the cheese so I tried both. Don't worry about it, it doesn't matter, both taste wonderful. They spent quite a long time in the oven too this time, as I messed up the rest of my food the first try, but spending about 40 minutes in the oven hasn't done them any harm :)
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shelley262 said:
I love celeriac and tend to buy a couple of them at a time (or more if lucky enough to come across some reduced ones) - I slice one into chip shapes and one into cubes, open freeze them and then store in plastic bags. I then can add a handful of chips or roastie shapes to hot fat to roast - often alongside a handful of butter nut squash frozen pieces! -, boil and then mash for a topping to a sheperds pie or mix with swede for my favourite mash - I think texture is quite like potatoe ( I also freeze swede in chips and cube shapes as I do butternut squash!) I also add cubes to casserolles and curries where they thicken up the sauces and in a curry take on all the flavours just like potatoes. Finally another favourite is in a soup - luckily my local greengrocer sells them at a decent price otherwise I get them from Sainsburys or Waitrose. Celeriac - like potatoe - is fairly mild tasting so its great as a background veggie. Hope you enjoy it.
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This is so helpful, thank you - I was wondering if it was possible to freeze. Can't wait to get cracking with it!
 
Antje77 said:
Decided to add a thin slice of bacon today. Couldn't decide if I should put the cheese on top of the bacon or bacon on top of the cheese so I tried both. Don't worry about it, it doesn't matter, both taste wonderful. They spent quite a long time in the oven too this time, as I messed up the rest of my food the first try, but spending about 40 minutes in the oven hasn't done them any harm :)
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This looks incredible!! I will definitely be trying this :)
 
Pipp said:
The only thing I don't like about celeriac is that it is so difficult to peel.
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Cut in half lengthwise, put flat side down on board and peel with a Y-shaped peeler, cut off ends. The same method works for swede and butternut squash. Worth investing in a good peeler like the OXO one.
 
shelley262 said:
I love celeriac and tend to buy a couple of them at a time (or more if lucky enough to come across some reduced ones) - I slice one into chip shapes and one into cubes, open freeze them and then store in plastic bags. I then can add a handful of chips or roastie shapes to hot fat to roast - often alongside a handful of butter nut squash frozen pieces! -, boil and then mash for a topping to a sheperds pie or mix with swede for my favourite mash - I think texture is quite like potatoe ( I also freeze swede in chips and cube shapes as I do butternut squash!) I also add cubes to casserolles and curries where they thicken up the sauces and in a curry take on all the flavours just like potatoes. Finally another favourite is in a soup - luckily my local greengrocer sells them at a decent price otherwise I get them from Sainsburys or Waitrose. Celeriac - like potatoe - is fairly mild tasting so its great as a background veggie. Hope you enjoy it.
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When I have tried to freeze celeriac it goes mushy ,any tips please
Carol
 
Antje77 said:
First slice of a little off the top to feed to the guinea pigs, as too much hassle to peel. Then make thick slices and easily peel them!
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No guinea pigs to feed!:(
Arthritic fingers. I am not safe with sharp knives.
I either get a gofer to peel and chop the celeriac, or peel and chop after parboiling to soften it first. This makes it easier to cut up and peel.
 
shelley262 said:
just watch those fingers I tend to chop on a board covered with a clean teatowel as they are hard slippery veggies! I also like another poster peel them after taking top and bottom off and choping them into quarter as easier to deal with. I keep all the peelings btw and add to home made stocks for soup lovely flavours.
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Yes, I am always amazed to see veg peelings going in bins when they make great veg stock.
 
carty said:
When I have tried to freeze celeriac it goes mushy ,any tips please
Carol
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I open freeze on greaseproof paper on a tray until it’s solid then bag the frozen pieces not sure why yours goes mushy that’s not my experience I don’t par boil or do anything apart from peel and cut into shapes for use as chips etc etc and then open freeze.
Good luck
 
Antje77 said:
Decided to add a thin slice of bacon today. Couldn't decide if I should put the cheese on top of the bacon or bacon on top of the cheese so I tried both. Don't worry about it, it doesn't matter, both taste wonderful. They spent quite a long time in the oven too this time, as I messed up the rest of my food the first try, but spending about 40 minutes in the oven hasn't done them any harm :)
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So what is the recommended cooking time? And what temperature @Antje77 ? This looks likes a brilliant lunch :hungry:
I take it it’s just a thick slice of celeriac topped with bacon and cheese or cheese and bacon?!
 
Rachox said:
So what is the recommended cooking time? And what temperature @Antje77 ?
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Not a clue. I'd say somewhere between 20 and 40 minutes on pretty high? I can never remember what I did last time, but then again, I cannot remember they ever turned out ruined :)
Rachox said:
I take it it’s just a thick slice of celeriac topped with bacon and cheese or cheese and bacon?!
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Yup. I added some paprika and chilli powder as well.
 
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