Celery Chesapeake Recipes

CELERY CHESAPEAKE

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, combine beef and cream cheese; mix well. Add horseradish, black pepper and lemon juice, mix until well blended. Cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Remove leaves and ends from celery, and cut remaining stalks in half. Spread cream cheese mixture into the celery stalks.

CELERY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cook celery in salted boiling water for 7 minutes and drain.
• Combine with water chestnuts and soup, pour into a greased 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• In a sauté pan, melt butter, add cracker crumbs and almonds and stir until well mixed.
• Sprinkle over celery mixture and bake for 30 minutes.

CELERY CREAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan, melt butter, add celery, onions, and garlic.
• Cook over medium low heat until soft.
• Add flour and cook 1-2 minutes over low heat.
• Add chicken broth and bay leaf, bring to a boil reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf, puree (in small batches) in a blender or processor.
• Add cream, lemon juice, hot sauce, salt and pepper.
• Reheat and simmer 5 minutes.
• Garnish with celery leaves.

CHESAPEAKE BAY SAUSAGE AND CRAB STUFFING RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare corn bread mix according to the packaging
• Cool and crumble into a large metal bowl
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
• Grease a 13" x 9" glass casserole dish
• In a large skillet melt butter over medium high heat
• Sauté garlic, celery, onion, and pepper until tender
• Add sausage and crabmeat and continue to cook for 5 minutes, stirring gently so as to not break up the crabmeat
• Pour ingredients into crumbled cornbread and add the eggs, clam juice, chicken broth, and seasoning
• Mix well and pour into greased casserole dish
• Bake for 30 minutes and serve

CELERY POLPETTE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cut the celery stalks into 2-inch pieces (reserve the leaves). Boil the celery until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water, then spin in a salad spinner and pat dry. Pulse the celery in a food processor until chopped. Squeeze handfuls of the puree in a kitchen towel to remove excess water.
• Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the celery puree, 1/3 cup parsley, 2 teaspoons minced garlic and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until soft, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool. Reserve the skillet.
• Mix the eggs, breadcrumbs and parmesan into the celery mixture. Roll into about 16 small balls; refrigerate until firm, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Heat the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. Add the celery balls and cook, turning, until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Pour off half of the oil from the skillet. Add the tomato paste, the remaining 1 teaspoon minced garlic and the red pepper flakes; cook over medium heat until the garlic starts to brown, about 1 minute. Add 2/3 cup water and whisk until emulsified, about 30 seconds. Return the celery balls to the sauce and heat through. Add the reserved celery leaves and the remaining 2 tablespoons parsley.

MARYLAND CRAB CAKES WITH QUICK TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil for easy clean-up.
• Combine the eggs, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire, Old Bay, salt, celery, and parsley in a large bowl and mix well. Add the crab meat (be sure to check the meat for any hard and sharp cartilage) and panko; using a rubber spatula, gently fold the mixture together until just combined, being careful not to shred the crab meat. Shape into 6 cakes (each about ½ cup) and place on the prepared baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. This helps them set.
• Preheat a large nonstick pan over medium heat and coat with oil. When the oil is hot, place the crab cakes in the pan and cook until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Be careful as oil may splatter. Serve the crab cakes warm with the tartar sauce.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, relish, mustard, onion, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
• Make-Ahead Instructions: The crab cakes can be formed, covered, and refrigerated a day ahead of time before cooking. The tartar sauce can be made and refrigerated up to 2 days in advance.
• Note: If you can only find jumbo lump crab meat, you may need to break the pieces up a bit. If the clumps are too large, the crab cakes won't hold together well.
• Note: The nutritional information does not include the tartar sauce.