Best Celeriac Puree Recipes

FIVE HERB MARINATED CHICKEN WITH ROASTED GARLIC-FAVA BEAN SAUCE, AND CELERIAC AND POTATO PUREE

Steps:

• For the Chicken: Whisk together the olive oil, herbs and garlic in a large shallow baking dish. Add the chicken and turn to coat. Cover and let marinate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat a large saute pan or grill pan over high heat until just smoking. Remove chicken from marinade and season with salt and pepper to taste. Sear each chicken on both sides, and place on a sheet pan. Place in oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until cooked through.
• For the Roasted Garlic-Fava Bean Sauce: Place stock and roasted garlic in a medium saucepan and reduce to 3 cups. Strain into a clean saucepan and bring to a simmer. Whisk in the butter and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the fava beans and cook for 1 minute.
• For the Celeriac and Potato Puree: Place the celeriac and potatoes in a large saucepan filled with salt water and cook until soft. Drain, rinse out the pan and run the celeriac and potatoes through a food mill into the pan. Add the butter, warmed milk and beat with a wooden spoon. When the mixture is smooth, season with salt and pepper and fold in the parsley.

CELERIAC PUREE

Steps:

• Brush excess dirt off of the celeriac. Cut off the bottoms and tops, cut into quarters and peel. Rinse in cool water if there is any remaining dirt or debris. Cut into 1/2-inch thick dice.
• Heat the olive oil in a 4-quart saucepan over low heat just until it shimmers. Add the celeriac, garlic, salt and pepper and cook, stirring frequently, just until it begins to soften, approximately 5 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high and add the water. Bring to a boil and cook until the celeriac is tender and easily pierced with a fork, approximately 20 minutes. Drain the celeriac through a colander and return to the pot. Using a stick blender, puree until no lumps are present, approximately 1 minute. Place the butter and heavy cream into a microwave proof bowl and heat just until the butter is melted, approximately 45 seconds. Add the cream and butter and continue to puree with the stick blender for another minute. Serve warm.

FIVE HERB MARINATED CHICKEN WITH ROASTED GARLIC -FAVA BEAN SAUCE WITH CELERIAC AND POTATO PUREE

Steps:

• Whisk together the olive oil, herbs and garlic in a large shallow baking dish. Add the chicken and turn to coat. Cover and let marinate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat a large saute pan or grill pan over high heat until just smoking. Remove chicken from marinade and season with salt and pepper to taste. Sear each chicken on both sides, and place on a sheet pan. Place in oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until cooked through.
• Place stock and roasted garlic in a medium saucepan and reduce to 3 cups. Strain into a clean saucepan and bring to a simmer. Whisk in the butter and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the fava beans and cook for 1 minute.
• Place the celeriac and potatoes in a large saucepan filled with salt water and cook until soft. Drain, rinse out the pan and run the celeriac and potatoes through a food mill into the pan. Add the butter, warmed milk and beat with a wooden spoon. When the mixture is smooth, season with salt and pepper and fold in the parsley.

PUREE OF CELERIAC SOUP WITH GLAZED CELERIAC AND CURRIED APPLE

Steps:

• Make the Stock: Combine all the ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 45 minutes. Strain the stock, return to the pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce the stock to 2 1/2 cups. (The stock can be made up to 3 days in advance and refrigerated, covered.)
• Make the Soup: Combine all of the ingredients in a non-reactive pot, season with salt, to taste, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer until the celeriac is tender.
• Strain the soup, reserving the celeriac and liquid separately. Working in small batches, puree the celeriac with enough liquid to let the blender blades spin, and transfer to a bowl. Whisk enough liquid into the puree to reach a soup-like consistency. Strain the soup through a fine-mesh sieve. . (The soup can be made up to 3 days in advance and refrigerated, covered.)
• To make the Glazed Celeriac: Combine all the ingredients in a large skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the water has evaporated and the celeriac is glazed. Set aside.
• To make the Curried Apple and Celery: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Combine the honey, butter, curry powder, and salt in a medium oven-proof skillet and cook, until fragrant and bubbling, stirring occasionally over medium heat. Add the apples and baste them with the curry mixture, using a kitchen spoon. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake, basting every 15 minutes, until the apples are tender and glazed, about 1 hour. Let the apples and cool. Core the apples and cut into slices about 1/16 inch thick. Set aside. (The apples can be made up a day in advance and refrigerated, covered.)
• Meanwhile, bring a small saucepan of salted water to a boil. Using a peeler, peel the celery, removing the strings. Thinly slice the celery on the diagonal, add to the water, and cook until crisp-tender, about 30 seconds. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the celery to a bowl of ice-water, to stop the cooking. Drain and set aside.
• When ready to serve, arrange the glazed celeriac, curried apple, and celery in the bottom of 8 soup plates. Meanwhile, bring the soup to a boil in a teapot. Place the soup plates in front of your eagerly awaiting guests, and dramatically pour the soup from the teapot into each plate.

LAVENDER ROASTED VENISON SWEET POTATO-CELERIAC PUREE AND SHERRY VINEGAR GASTRIC

Steps:

• Four Hours Prior: In a spice grinder, combine lavender, salt and pepper. Pulse 2 or 3 times only, to lightly grind together. Coat the venison generously with the lavender rub. Set aside in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
• 90 Minutes Prior: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roast 3 whole sweet potatoes in the oven for 45 minutes or until very soft. Set aside, but do not allow them to cool completely. While the sweet potatoes are roasting, peel and dice (1 inch cubes) the celeriac. Simmer the celeriac in salted water until very tender, test with a paring knife. Drain the celeriac and hold in a warm place while you peel the sweet potatoes. Place the warm celeriac and warm sweet potatoes in the food processor and pure until very smooth, add the butter and lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Hold the puree in a warm place until you are ready to serve.
• 45 minutes prior: In a heavy stainless steel pan, mix sugar and water. Simmer over medium high heat, brushing the sides with a wet brush to prevent crystallization. Once the mixture has become caramel, with a medium amber color, remove from the heat and whisk in the sherry vinegar. Once the vinegar is fully incorporated, whisk in the fresh thyme and set the sauce aside, holding at room temperature. Cut the remaining sweet potato into a very fine angel hair. In a small, heavy stainless steel pan, heat the canola oil to 300 degrees. Carefully fry the sweet potato straw until crisp but not browned. Drain the straw well on paper towel, season with salt and set aside.
• 30 minutes prior (Oven should still be on at 400 degrees): Preheat a large saute pan on the stove over high heat. In the hot pan, sear the venison evenly until the entire piece of meat is dark brown and crusty. Place the venison on a roasting rack in a roasting pan and roast for approximately 20 minutes. The internal temperature of the meat should be no more than 115 degrees for a perfect medium rare. Once the meat has reached desired temperature, remove from the oven and allow to rest in a warm place for at least 10 minutes.
• To complete the whole meal: In a large saute pan, over medium heat, gently steam the Swiss chard with 2 tablespoons of butter, covering the pot. When the chard is appropriately wilted, carve the venison and plate all of the components in the desired fashion, garnishing with the sweet potato straw.

CELERIAC PUREE

Steps:

• Peel and cut the celeriac into roughly 1-inch/2.5 cm pieces. Put the milk, lemon juice, and bay leaf in a large pot, pour over 8-cups/2 liters water. Add the salt, bring to a boil, and simmer until the celeriac is very tender.
• Drain, reserving 1 cup/250 ml of the liquid. Remove the bay leaf. Stir the butter and cream into the celeriac, then puree until very smooth in a blender, adding as much of the reserved cooking liquid as needed to achieve a soft, smooth consistency. Season with pepper and salt, and serve.

ROASTED GARLIC-CELERIAC PURéE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Place garlic in small baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cover tightly with foil and roast until golden brown and fragrant, about 50 to 60 minutes. Uncover dish and cool garlic, then squeeze softened cloves into small bowl and set aside.
• In heavy stockpot over moderate heat, heat canola oil. Add celeriac and sauté, stirring frequently, until starting to soften, about 8 minutes. Add water just to cover, raise heat to high, cover, and bring to boil. Reduce heat to moderate and simmer until celeriac is easily pierced with fork, about 20-30 minutes. Drain celeriac, reserving liquid, and transfer to food processor. Add roasted garlic. Turn motor on, then slowly add butter, 1 piece at a time, pureéing until smooth. Pureé should appear slightly thinner than mashed potatoes. If too thick, add small amount reserved cooking liquid, 2 tablespoons at a time. If too thin, add additional butter, 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Sprinkle remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper over pureé, then fold in celery. Serve immediately.

PUREE OF CELERIAC

Steps:

• Simmer the celery root in water to cover until soft (about 10 to 15 minutes).
• Puree in a food mill and return to saucepan. Add salt, pepper, cream and nutmeg. The puree should have a consistency similar to mashed potatoes.
• Before serving, dot with butter.

PORK CHEEKS WITH CELERIAC PURÉE

Steps:

• Marinate the pork cheeks in the onions, carrots, garlic cloves, thyme, bay leaf, pepper corns, red wine and red wine vinegar. Leave it for 24 hours in the fridge. Then pull them out and let them drain. In a casserole, melt 100g of butter with a teaspoon of the olive oil. Fry the pork cheeks till they get a bit of colour on all sides, for about 3 minutes. Add the onions, carrots and herbs from the marinade - and fry these till they also get a bit of colour. Pour in the marinade. Bring it to the boil, and let it simmer gently for 50 minutes, until the meat is tender. While this is cooking, peel the celeriac, chop it into big cubes, and cook it in the milk, adding a little water to ensure it's covered, for about 20-3 minutes. Drain the liquid. Put it in a blender, until it is puréed. Just before serving it, mix in the cream and 250g of butter. Season. Add the veal stock to the marinade sauce and reduce it till it gets about as thick as cream. pass it through a fine seive. Serve the pork cheeks on the celeriac purée, and pour over the sauce. Serve with some steamed broccoli or mange-tout.

BROWN BUTTER-POACHED HALIBUT WITH CELERIAC PURéE & CAPER CRUMBS

Steps:

• To make the purée, melt a small knob of butter in a saucepan, add the celeriac and cook over a medium-high heat until starting to brown a little, about 5 mins. Pour over the milk and cream, and season well - the celeriac should be just covered, so add more milk if needed. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 15 mins or until tender. Drain, reserving the cooking liquid, and transfer to a food processor. Blend until smooth, then sieve into a clean saucepan, pushing the celeriac through with the back of a spoon or spatula. Add a little of the cooking liquid to loosen the purée if needed, and taste for seasoning.
• To make the crumbs, heat a small knob of butter in a frying pan, add the breadcrumbs and cook, stirring, until golden brown. Throw in the capers and cook for 30 secs more. Tip into a bowl and leave to cool a little, then stir through the parsley.
• Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 2. Gently melt the butter in a small ovenproof saucepan or frying pan, big enough for the fish fillets to fit snugly. Once melted, add the shallot, bay leaf and peppercorns. Keep heating until the butter turns a light brown colour and smells nutty. Leave to cool a little. Gently lower the fish fillets into the warm butter, basting any exposed fish, and transfer to the oven. Cook for 3-4 mins, depending on the thickness of the fish, then turn the fillets over and cook for a further 3-4 mins or until just opaque and feeling firm.
• While the fish cooks, reheat the purée and steam the greens. To serve, spoon the purée into the centre of each plate; use the back of the spoon to spread out slightly into a circle. Top with the greens, then carefully place the halibut on top. Drizzle with a little of the poaching butter and scatter with the crumbs.