Cream Of Celery Soup And Deviled Ham Toasts Recipes

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.

DEVILED HAM ON TOAST

Steps:

• In a food processor chop ham and onion finely. Add mustard, mayonnaise, horseradish and cayenne. Blend well. Cover, and refrigerate until needed, as long as 24 hours.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut bread slices into thirds. Lightly brush each side with melted butter, and place on a baking sheet. Bake 5 minutes, turn the slices over and bake 5 minutes more, or until lightly browned. Let them cool, and store in an airtight container until needed.
• Before serving, add more horseradish if desired. Spread the deviled ham on the toasts and sprinkle with parsley.

DEVILED HAM ON CELERY

Steps:

• Trim a thin strip down length of rounded side of each celery rib to form a flat bottom, then rest celery on flat bottom. Cut away curved edges with a large knife to form flat-sided pieces of celery, discarding trimmings.
• Diagonally cut celery into 32 (1 1/4-inch) lengths.
• Pulse half of ham in a food processor until finely chopped, then mince remaining ham with a sharp large knife.
• Stir together finely chopped and minced ham with remaining ingredients and pepper to taste in a bowl, then mound 1 teaspoon of filling onto each piece of celery.

CREAM OF CELERY SOUP

Steps:

• Pour the chicken stock into a large pot, and bring to a boil. Add the celery, carrots and onion to the pot.
• Whisk together the flour, salt, pepper, and milk; add to the pot along with the margarine.
• Boil for 10 minutes, then strain out the vegetables by pouring through a sieve, or if the vegetables are large enough, a colander may be used.

CREAMY CELERY ROOT SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• In a 4-quart saucepan, melt butter. Add leeks, celery and salt. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, quarter celery root and thickly peel, using a knife. Cut into 1-inch dice. Add celery root, potato, 6 cups water, ham bone and herb bundle to pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until potato is tender, about 30 minutes.
• Discard herb bundle. Remove ham bone, remove meat from bone, chop meat and return meat to soup. Using an immersion blender, purée soup. Add cream, if desired, and heat. Taste and add salt if needed. Ladle soup into bowls and season with white pepper. Garnish with herbs, and serve.

DEVILED HAM ON CELERY

Steps:

• Trim a thin strip down length of rounded side of each celery rib to form a flat bottom, then rest celery on flat bottom. Cut away curved edges with a large knife to form flat-sided pieces of celery, discarding trimmings. Diagonally cut celery into 32 (1 1/4-inch) lengths.
• Pulse half of ham in a food processor until finely chopped, then mince remaining ham with a sharp large knife. Stir together finely chopped and minced ham with remaining ingredients and pepper to taste in a bowl, then mound 1 teaspoon of filling onto each piece of celery.

HOMEMADE DEVILED HAM SPREAD

Steps:

• Place ham, mayonnaise, mustard, hot pepper sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, celery salt, black pepper, paprika, and caraway seeds in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
• Use an immersion blender or food processor to puree the ingredients to your desired texture; stir in onion and celery. Chill before serving.