This braised celery really is such a simple side dish. The recipe has just 5 ingredients, including salt and pepper; turning an underused vegetable into a delicious savory side.
The celery mellows as it cooks, yielding to a knife but still with enough crunch to keep it interesting.
Perfect to pair with meat for a low carb dinner. Or add it to your Thanksgiving or holiday table for something a little different!
Do you ever buy a head of celery, use one stalk and then forget about the rest in the bottom of the refrigerator? A week later you are left with a sad floppy celery head?
I mean there is only so much celery and cream cheese you can eat!
Which is why this recipe is such a great one. You can use up those leftover celery hearts, make a low carb side and feel better about the world because no one likes food wastage. Oh and did I mention that braised celery tastes amazing!
Imagine the beautiful mellow flavor of celery from your favorite chicken noodle soup or chicken stew. That savory deliciousness, soft and yielding and so delicious. Well now you can have it as a side!
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What? Can you cook celery as a side dish?
I know right, we cook with it for our soups and stews but it rarely gets seen as a vegetable worthy of it's own serving dish! I think we forget about it, we just use it as a flavor base.
Much like onions, which I heroed in my Sweet Onion Casserole, I want to hero the celery and say no more do you have to go floppy at the bottom of the crisper drawer!
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How to braise celery
You want the celery to still have some shape and texture, so this dish takes under 15 minutes to cook.
The celery is first sauteed in a little butter, then cooked over a low heat with some vegetable stock (or chicken stock).
A final seasoning of salt and pepper and you have your braised celery side dish done. How easy!!!
Plus you don't need any herb garnish because you can add a couple of the celery leaves!
Enjoy x
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Braised Celery - A Simple Side Dish
Ingredients
- 12 stalks of celery
- 2 tablespoon butter
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¾ cup vegetable stock
Instructions
- Wash the celery then top and tail it, reserving any leaves for later.
- Cut the celery, on the diagonal, into 1 inch chunks.
- Melt the butter in a heavy based skillet or pan (one that has a lid)
- Add the celery, salt and pepper, then sauté gently for 5 minutes until it has started to soften.
- Add the stock and bring to a simmer.
- Cover the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
- Remove the lid and cook for a further 5 minutes so the liquid can evaporate.
- Serve garnished with any reserved leaves.
Nutrition
Nutrition is per serving
Yuval says
Just made this with lots of leftover celery.
Added two minced garlic cloves, leek, and beef stock. I along substituted some butter for olive oil.
It was so good! Thank you for this recipe.
Claire | Sprinkles and Sprouts says
So happy you enjoyed it 🙂
Cx
Jill Ruschli says
Can I warm the leftovers in the oven?
Claire McEwen says
I haven't tried it Jill, but I would have thought they could be 🙂
Hope that helps
Cx
Suzy Pike says
I used your recipe as a base, added an onion and ground turkey. Used Celery Salt and White Pepper and a touch of dill instead of plain salt and pepper. Served over garlic croutons. Called it Skillet Thanksgiving. Wish I could post a picture.
Claire McEwen says
Oh your additions sound delicious 🙂
Cx
Grace says
Simple and tasty! I took other commenters' suggestions to add minced garlic & sliced onions, and it all turned out well. Thanks!
Rosanne says
So easy to make, and a great way to eat more celery!!!
Teri says
This was SO good! I have been looking for more veggie side dishes, especially ones that don't require me to dump a bunch of cheese on them. I never thought I could pull off a celery dish without major complaints from my husband, but even he liked it! I also love that it's super low in calories and fat. Thank you for the recipe!
Heather Van Den Broek says
Oh my word this was SOOOOO simple and delicious! Highly recommend!!
Claire McEwen says
Thank you Heather 🙂 Cx
Celery Stalk says
Have you ever been cooking dinner in a hurry only to realize you’ve forgotten to think of a vegetable for a side and it’s too late to go to the grocery store? Have you looked into your fridge and found a solitary head of celery there in the crisper?
Have you ever wanted to get a quick recipe for celery of the interment because the only thing that comes to mind is sautéing it with a little butter and broth and surely there must be something else that can be done?
Have you ever googled for celery recipes only to find an inviting list of results? Have you ever had to read through a long and superfluous back story to get to the actual flipping recipe? I mean pages of back story. A back story that would make Michener proud.
Which reminds me, my aunt Bessie’s Turkey stuffing featured celery. She must have had leftover celery after that and I wonder what she did with it or wether it would take several minutes of interesting, yet not interesting when you just want the damn recipe, narrative to find it? Well she’s gone to her maker so no telling... except maybe if I hold a séance and use a Ouija Board to spell out the recipe using the guiding spirit of dear aunt Bessie from the other side. That might be faster. Oh, and I’m gonna try this tonight.
Christine says
Blah blah blah. Your rambling added nothing except you got to see your writing in print. Save it for your journal