Celeriac Chips Recipes

SIMPLE AS THAT CELERIAC

Steps:

• This is the most underrated vegetable in the whole of the United Kingdom. It's available in every single supermarket, we walk past it all the time, and yet we still take no notice of it. It's an incredible vegetable, it's really good for you and you only need to use 2 or 3 ingredients to bring it to life and blow people's socks off.
• Shave off the celeriac ends and throw them away, then use your knife to peel away the outside skin, cutting away any cracks and crannies as you go. Once you've cut the edge you'll be able to see the thickness of the skin you need to peel away. Chop the celeriac up into slices, then into rough 1cm cubes.
• Put a casserole-type pan on a medium-high heat and add a lug of olive oil. Rip in the lemon thyme - the smells from this will be outrageous - then go straight in with the diced celeriac and a generous pinch of salt. Turn the heat down to medium, pop the lid on and cook for 20 to 25 minutes, or until tender. Make sure you keep it moving - you want it to fry lightly from the bottom, and kind of steam in its own moisture.
• At this stage, you have two choices. You can either serve it up blonde or you can take the lid off and fry for a further 4 minutes or so, to take the colour much darker. This is such a flexible recipe, you can make it the day before and reheat when you need, or you can blitz it up with some stock for a delicious soup. Give it a try.

CELERIAC OVEN CHIPS

Steps:

• Pre-heat your oven to 230C/ gas 8/ fan 210C. Peel the celeriac, slicing off the top and bottom and sweeping down the sides with a heavy, sharp knife to remove the tough skin. Cut the celeriac into thumb-thick slices and then into fat chips.
• Bring a very large saucepan of salted water to the boil, throw in the chips and blanch (boil rapidly, uncovered, for 1-2 minutes). Drain the chips and throw back into the saucepan. Add the oil, curry powder and sea salt. Toss until well coated.
• Spread the chips over a large heavy baking sheet, leaving plenty of space (you may need 2 sheets). Cook them in the oven for about 30-35 minutes.

CELERIAC CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Cut the celeriac into thumb-thick slices and then into fat chips.
• Bring a very large saucepan of salted water to the boil, throw in the chips and boil rapidly, uncovered, for 1-2 minutes.
• Drain the chips and throw back into the saucepan.
• Add the oil, salt and pepper. Toss until well coated.
• Spread the chips over a large heavy baking sheet, leaving plenty of space (you may need 2 sheets).
• Roast for 30-35 minutes.