smashed celeriac

servings
4

method

What a surprisingly simple and comforting veg dish. Unfortunately everyone seems to be completely baffled by celeriac, but it's beautiful in soups or thinly sliced into salads. When roasted it goes sweet and when mixed with potato and mashed it's a complete joy.

Slice about 1cm/½ inch off the bottom of your celeriac and roll it on to that flat edge, so it's nice and safe to slice. Slice and dice it all up into 1cm/½ inch-ish cubes. Don't get your ruler out – they don't have to be perfect. Put a casserole-type pot on a high heat, add 3 good lugs of olive oil, then add the celeriac, thyme and garlic, with a little seasoning. Stir around to coat and fry quite fast, giving a little colour, for 5 minutes. Turn the heat down to a simmer, add the water or stock, place a lid on top and cook for around 25 minutes, until tender. Season carefully to taste and stir around with a spoon to smash up the celeriac. Some people like to keep it in cubes, some like to mash it, but I think it looks and tastes much better if you smash it, which is somewhere in the middle. You can serve this with just about any meat you can think of.

• from Happy Days with the Naked Chef

ingredients

• 1 celeriac, peeled
• olive oil
• 1 handful of fresh thyme, leaves picked
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3–4 tablespoons water or stock

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1. by wayne on Tue 31 Jan 2012 @ 20:52

i had seen celeriac in the supermarket,and allways wondered what to do with it.<br /> after reading this easy recipe,i gave it a go. and loved it, thanks Jamie

2. by stuart on Fri 18 Nov 2011 @ 10:40

can you make a meal out of celeriac making it the main part of the dish

3. by Kerry on Sun 09 Oct 2011 @ 18:00

I have tried celeriac in a vaariety of ways, but this recipe has got to be my and my families favourite!n

4. by Daisy on Tue 06 Oct 2009 @ 13:29

My mum bought celeriac for one of jamie lamb recipes & we had some left over & didnt know what to do with it. As a vegetarian too, this dish is so easy & so tasty! I love jamie!!:) x

5. by Amy on Tue 10 Mar 2009 @ 21:36

I had never cooked celeriac (or tasted it) before, and loved this recipe. I will definitely be buying it again!

6. by Michelle on Mon 26 Jan 2009 @ 17:00

OMG - This was totally amazing! I've been cooking celeriac for a few years now, and was getting bored chipping it and mashing it. So this recipe was a breath of fresh air - The wole family loved it!
10/10

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