Most people have never heard of this odd looking vegetable let alone tried it. It's actually a root vegetable that is sometimes called celery root. It grows wild, has a bit of a celery flavor and is hearty and delicious.
Ingredients:
1 large sweet onion chopped
2 pints sliced crimini mushrooms
1 large box low sodium (or no sodium) vegetable stock or RVS (or water)
6 cloves of garlic, chopped
4 carrots peeled and cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks
2 tsp coriander seeds
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp fennel seeds
1/4 cup brandy
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup dark roast brewed coffee (leftover from breakfast)
1 large celery root peeled and cut in half
2 cups mixed cooked beans
1 cup dried lentils
3 Serrano chilies cut into circles (spicy)
1 jalapeño cut into circles (not as spicy, but spicy)
2 tsp sea salt
Fresh ground pepper
2 cups fresh peas
1 bunch cilantro chopped (stems are ok)
Preheat the oven to 375. Lightly crush or pulse in a grinder all the fennel, coriander and cumin seeds
In a heated large Teflon style pan (I used my cast iron coated Le Creuset pan that you'll see a picture of in the last Sourdough blog) , sauté the onions and mushrooms until golden brown. Once they start to get brown, move them around to keep from sticking and add water a quarter cup at a time. When they're soft, add the garlic and carrots. Add the slightly ground spices. As soon as you smell the garlic cooking, add the brandy. When the brandy is reduced and the alcohol cooks off, add the tomato paste and stir. Add the coffee and let it reduce for about 3 minutes. Add the stock and all other ingredients up to but not including the peas and cilantro. Place the covered pan in the preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes. Remove the lid, if too much liquid evaporated add some water or stock. You want a rich gravy at the end. Add the peas and cilantro and continue baking for another 15 minutes. Make sure the lentils and peas are soft.
Hi Ken - Thanks for suggesting a pan with Teflon® nonstick coating for your Celeriac Stew recipe. I represent DuPont and it's always a pleasure to see people recommending our products.
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Can the celery root be chopped into pieces prior to baking? Interesting recipe.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. The reason I say cut in half as it gives you the feeling of having something more substantial than the same old cooked veggies. It's like the celeriac is a featured item and the rest of the ingredients are bit players.
DeleteI made this yesterday and it was awesome! My husband thought it was meat and potatoes. I didn't have a non-stick pan big enough for it and used my regular dutch oven. It worked out.
ReplyDeleteMy picture is actually a dutch oven as well. I know how to do this without Teflon, but recommend Teflon to those that don't know how to saute with no oil. Glad you and Ken like it....I still think about how good it was and have to make it again soon.
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