Fish With Celery Root Kale And Mushrooms Recipes

FISH CHOWDER WITH ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Put the bacon and butter in a medium Dutch oven or other heavy pot. Cook over medium-high heat, turning, until the bacon is crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove to paper towels, leaving the drippings in the pot.
• Meanwhile, chop the celery and slice the scallions. Add the celery, rutabaga, potatoes, thyme and all but 2 tablespoons scallion greens to the pot. Season generously with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are well coated with the bacon drippings, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour in the clam juice and 3 cups water, cover and bring to a boil. Open the lid slightly and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Cut the fish into 1 1/2- to 2-inch chunks; add to the pot along with the half-and-half. Cover and simmer until the fish is just cooked through but not falling apart, about 2 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the chowder among bowls; discard the thyme. Crumble the bacon and scatter over the soup along with the reserved scallion greens. Serve with crackers or rolls.

FISH WITH CELERY ROOT, KALE AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook apples, 3/4 cup of the cider, vinegar and cayenne in a skillet over medium heat for about 30 minutes, or until soft, like apple sauce. When done, turn heat to low.
• Meanwhile, toss celery roots and onions in a tablespoon of the olive oil, then spread on baking sheet and roast for 30 minutes in oven.
• Coat fish in the dried mushrooms; then, saute at high heat in a mixture of one tablespoon of the olive oil combined with the walnut oil for a few minutes on each side. Then, put in oven for a few minutes. Fish are cooked when flaky. (Chicken breasts may take slightly longer to cook in the oven.)
• Peel the onions.
• Saute sliced mushrooms in the remaining olive oil. Add kale and cook for a minute or two; then, add the onions, celery root, juice of one lemon and the remaining cider and mix together.
• To serve, spread apple sauce on a plate; put fish or chicken or top of that, and put vegetable mixture on top of that.