Braised Celery

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2008

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Celeryman

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (15)

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COMMENTS & REVIEWS(15)

Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

8 stalks celery, rinsed and trimmed, leaves chopped and reserved
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Pinch kosher salt
Pinch freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup good quality beef stock or broth

Directions

Peel any of the fibrous outer stalks of celery with a vegetable peeler and slice into 1-inch pieces on the bias.

Heat the butter in a 10-inch saute pan over medium heat. Once melted, add the celery, salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes until just beginning to soften slightly. Add the beef broth and stir to combine. Cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook until the celery is tender but not mushy, approximately 5 minutes. Uncover and allow the celery to continue to cook for an additional 5 minutes or until the liquid has been reduced to a glaze. Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with the reserved leaves.

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Sherri Willis, TX 02-01-2010
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Thank God for this recipe!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I put celery in several recipes, but still end up throwing away some. This recipe has solved my problem...and it is really... good.Read more
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lisa old forge, NY 01-27-2010
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Easy and Good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love celery but usually eat it raw or cooked with something. This makes a nice side for rich food. Goes great with ham
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Elizabeth Waco, TX 01-21-2010
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Brilliant! By Lucky number 13
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Braised celery is a wonderful recipe. It was very easy to prepare--even on a busy stove top. Prior to dinner, everyone... laughed at me when I told them that I was making braised celery, but they happily ate their words. The braised celery side dish stole the show. Read more
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David Santa Cruz, CA 01-08-2010
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Great savory dish for leftover celery!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used Swanson's organic low-sodium beef broth, and this came out great. Thanks, Alton.
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Alice San Diego, CA 10-28-2009
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Great way to get rid of celery
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Like everybody else, I could never find a use for ALL that celery whenever I wanted to make chicken pot pie or chicken soup. ... I hate eating celery raw, so whenever I made chicken pot pie, I would try to then make chicken soup to use up some more celery. Even then I'd have half a bunch sitting in my crisper going bad. So yes, this is a great way to get rid of that pesky celery. I ate mine with tilapia, and it went pretty well. Just a word of advice- cut your celery in fairly uniform chunks or else half of it will be mushy while the other half is still crisp. Annoying!Read more
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Michelle Norcross, GA 09-17-2009
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Surprising
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Everyone is right, this is a great way to use left-over celery. When I told my husband what I was making for dinner, he was... really skeptical, but he loved it and even wants me to buy celery in the future just to make this recipe.Read more