Celeriac in cream and mustard sauce
The celeriac in this dish is cooked in two stages: pan-fried first, then braised in cream with mustard.
It can be enjoyed as the main feature with rice or cous-cous, for example, or served to accompany meat.
It can be enjoyed as the main feature with rice or cous-cous, for example, or served to accompany meat.
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Last modified on: December 15th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
400 g celeriac - 2
25 g Clarified butter - 3
1 shallot - 4
2 tablespoons olive oil - 5
125 ml liquid cream - 6
1 tablespoon French mustard - Total weight: 620 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 13 min. | 30 min. | 43 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 7 min.
Peel the celeriac, rinse and cut into approximately 1/2 inch (1 cm) dice.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Heat 25 g Clarified butter in a large frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add the diced celeriac.
Stir to make sure that all the celeraic is well coated with butter, then turn down the heat.
Stir to make sure that all the celeraic is well coated with butter, then turn down the heat.
Stage 3 - 15 min.
Fry the celeriac until evenly browned all over.
Tip out onto a plate and set aside.
Tip out onto a plate and set aside.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Put the frying pan back on high heat with 2 tablespoons olive oil. When really hot, add the chopped shallots, salt and pepper, then cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Pour in 125 ml liquid cream, mix and bring to the boil.
Stage 7 - 4 min.
Add 1 tablespoon French mustard, mix well and bring back to the boil.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Turn down the heat and add the diced celeriac...
Stage 9 - 2 min.
...and leave the sauce to thicken slightly (with the mustard, this happens quite rapidly).
Stage 10
Serve either as the main dish with cous-cous (as shown in the photo), rice, potatoes or polenta, or to accompany meat (preferably white).
Remarks
Use whichever mustard you prefer, smooth or whole-grain. Either will go well with the celeriac.
And to drink?
A light red wine, not too heady, such as a Beaujolais villages.
Keeping
2 days at most in the fridge.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 949 Kcal or 3,973 Kj | 8 gr | 27 gr | 90 gr |
| 47 % | 3 % | 3 % | 14 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 153 Kcal or 641 Kj | 1 gr | 4 gr | 15 gr |
| 8 % | <1 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 475 Kcal or 1,989 Kj | 4 gr | 14 gr | 45 gr |
| 24 % | 1 % | 1 % | 7 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 1.26 €
- Per person : 0.63 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Celeriac: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Celeriac Rémoulade , Celery and avocado salad, Celeriac soup with mustard, Celeriac and sesame soup, Bistro celery salad, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice and peas, Pistachio ice cream, Beurre blanc sauce, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, Normandy seafood stew, ... All |
 | Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sweet pancake rolls from Brittany, Bistro-style beetroot salad, Corn salad with croutons, Chilli langoustines, Confit of quinces in Macvin, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Frichti from Bruxelles, Creamy cauliflower with smoked salmon, Couscous, Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce, Brussels sprouts salad with smoked trout and Comté cheese, ... All |
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