Recipe courtesy of Michele Urvater
Celery Root Puree
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 246
- Total Fat
- 18
- Saturated Fat
- 11
- Carbohydrates
- 20
- Dietary Fiber
- 6
- Sugar
- 5
- Protein
- 4
- Cholesterol
- 51
- Sodium
- 798
- Total: 45 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 30 min
Ingredients
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 onion, finely chopped
2 pound celery knob
1 medium boiling potato, peeled and diced
1/4 cup or more heavy cream or 2 tablespoons butter or more to taste
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Directions
- Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a 4 quart saucepan. When hot, add onion, cover and simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes or until tender.
- While this is cooking, peel the celery knob with a stainless steel knife, chop it roughly, then grate it in a food processor.
- Add celery knob to saucepan along with potato, 1/2 cup of water, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer over low heat for 20 to 25 minutes or until celery knob is tender.
- Transfer contents of saucepan to a food mill or processor and puree with butter or cream; adjust salt and pepper and garnish with parsley.