How To Cook Celery Root Recipes

HOW TO COOK CELERY ROOT

Steps:

• Clean the celery root. No matter where you bought your celery root, you should rinse it before you cook it, even if it doesn't look dirty. Rinse it under a tap and wipe any dirt away using your hands. When finished rinsing, use paper towels to pat the celery root dry.
• Slice off all of the small roots protruding from the celery root. Celery roots have loads of small roots sticking out on one side. With a knife, cut 1/3 of the way into the side where the roots are. Slice off all the roots by cutting deep into the celery root. While you may lose some of the root that could be used in cooking by doing this, it's a much easier process than trimming the roots 1 at a time. It's a very difficult task to remove all of the smaller roots so don't try it. You'll need a big, sharp knife as the celery root can be pretty tough to cut through.
• Trim the skin of the celery root. If the skin is very tough on your celery root, use your chef's knife to slice the skin off. Use a paring knife if the skin isn't too tough. If the skin is soft on your celery root, you might be able to get away with slicing the skin off using a vegetable peeler. Feel the skin of the celery root to find out how tough it is. Use your fingers to push into the skin with some pressure. If the skin won't give way, it's very tough. If you can push the skin in, it's soft. Since the celery root isn't completely smooth, there might be some crevices in the celery root with dirt. Use a knife to slice through the crevice and remove the dirt.
• Rub the celery root with a lemon if you want to keep it for later. The celery root will start to discolor pretty quickly if you don't use it soon after removing the skin. Slice a lemon in half and rub the lemon over the celery root. This will preserve the celery root and prevent it from losing its color. If you want to store the root for a few days, place it in the fridge after rubbing it with the lemon. If you don't want to use the celery root right away, you can wash, trim, and peel it right before you use it.

ROASTED CELERY ROOT AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Place a rimmed baking sheet on the bottom oven rack and preheat to 425 degrees F.
• Toss the celery root with 4 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon thyme, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, and salt to taste in a bowl. Pile onto a double layer of heavy-duty foil; bring the ends together and crimp closed to seal. Put the packet on another baking sheet and roast in the middle of the oven until almost tender, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss the carrots with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon thyme and 1/2 teaspoon paprika in a bowl; season with salt. Spread on the preheated baking sheet and roast until tender, about 35 minutes.
• After the celery root has roasted for 25 minutes, open the foil and spread on the baking sheet; roast 15 more minutes. Toss with the carrots and parsley.

CELERY ROOT MASH

Steps:

• Peel and roughly chop 3 pounds celery root. Place in a pot and cover with equal parts milk and water (about 2 1/2 cups each); add a pinch of salt. Bring to a simmer and cook until soft, 20 to 25 minutes; drain. Puree with 1/3 cup heavy cream and 2 tablespoons butter. Season with salt, then add 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard and pulse to combine.
• TIP: Use a food processor or immersion blender to puree these veggies-they're too fibrous for a potato masher.

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.

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.