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 ml celeriac - 2
25 ml Clarified butter - 3
1 shallot - 4
2 tablespoons olive oil - 5
125 ml liquid cream - 6
1 tablespoon French mustard
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 ml 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: How to prepare celeriac, Vegetable tartare, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Celeriac Rémoulade , Rémoulette of celeriac, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Chocolate mug cake, Sauce Normande (for fish), Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, Sorrel omelette, ... All |
 | Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pain perdu, Sautéed pears with custard and orange syrup , Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi, Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, Bistro-style beetroot salad, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato sauce (for pizzas), Rabbit civet "à la normande", Carbonnade, Penne with purple artichokes, Raw beetroot salad, ... All |
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