This is a slightly different version of Jamie Oliver's recipe for Celeriac. This is celery root and looks really ugly in the produce section of the grocery store! Once you peel it and chop it, it then looks like white potatoes. You can use whatever spices you like to flavour it, keeping in mind that it has a very pungent celery aroma. It is supposed to be really good for you (I'll have to find out why and post that info here later). Serve it as a vegetable side with chicken or fish.
Ingredients:
-1 medium sized celeriac
-olive oil
- 1 tsp dried thyme
-zest of one lime
-a dash of salt
-1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
-2 garlic cloves, minced (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
Directions:
1. Chop off the root end of the celeriac, then peel it and chop it into roughly one inch cubes. Toss it in a bowl with a touch of olive oil.
2. Put a casserole type pan on medium high. Add 2 tbsp olive oil. Toss in the thyme, lime zest, salt, garlic and celeriac. Turn the heat to medium and put the lid on the casserole. Cook for about 20 to 25 minutes, but stir frequently. You want it to fry lightly and steam in its own moisture. You can either serve it up like this or take the lid off and brown it up for another 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
