Veggies that scare me!

[veggiechicken]

I'm easy, VC so whatever is to hand.

'Tis done!! Its the unnamed one as they're already packed

[VirginVegGrower]

I'm used to knives now.

When I did my celeriac gratin I did the way I would gratinee potatoes - slightly parboiled slices cooked in cream, garlic, pepper & salt and topped with grated Gruyere or Emmental cheese. I'm not sure what went wrong.....think I might try it again this weekend. I'll quarter the celeriac and get the mandolin slicer out to slice it wafer thin.

Cor.....I'm hungry now......

That's all I do - grate it. Like celery it has a fair water content to it and is fibrous. Buts it's a much underrated veg and I recommend a hard cheese like Cantal or Parmesan - think Adelstrop is another hard cheese I've used (that one is English and closer to you geographically I think), which might be easier/cheaper to get. Gives a better crust. If making a rosti then you'll need to grate and wring it a bit in order to shape it to bake/shallow fry it.

[Hazel at the Hill]

'Tis done!! Its the unnamed one as they're already packed

Thanks VC!

[Patchninja]

Celeriac puree ius lovely with roast pork and chicken.
Salsify is yummy too. Wash the roots well, then peel. Cook it straight away so it doesn't discolour. When tender, drain, then brown in a little butter, the toss over amix of fresh herbs - whatever you fancy. Again, goes really well with pork. For vegetarians, think about a cheesy gratin, on a pizza, with other roast veggies..... you'll know better than me!

[julesapple]

Bought a couple of cracking big celeriac in Lidl today. Tomorrow night I'm doing celeriac gratin served with a green salad. Watch this space.....

[Nicos]

Celeriac - I don't really want to deal with it, its scary - like a wrinkled baby's head.

You've been watching too many films scarey gal!

It's not a baby's head!!!

Tis the mouth you need to look out for



NB!!!...not for the feint hearted! .....

http://www.freewebs.com/moviemagic4e...s/SWORD070.JPG

...but don't let that image put you off celeriac...tis yummy stuff- and we grow it every year! Yum!!

[veggiechicken]

Nicos - you are so cruel I could have nightmares now

[Nicos]

Yeh- that's why a put a warning on it...sorry!

[veggiechicken]

That's even more cruel - removing the head after I'd seen it. You know how sensitive I am

[Alison]

Celeriac puree ius lovely with roast pork and chicken.

Nothing is nice pureed, would only do that if I had a medical condition that meant I could only eat pulp . Celeriac is however very nice boiled up with spuds and roughly mashed - works well with practically anything you'd have plain spuds with and has a higher nutritional value. Can't say I'd ever thought of what they looked like but the ones I grow would be more like tiny dolls heads as they never seem to swell enough for me.

With regards it's taste, the first time I ever tasted it was out of a veggie box years ago. A recipe came with it for a curried gratin which was horrible. Didn't try it again for ages but have since realised that I don't like the taste of it unless it's cooked a bit more than I'd normally do veggies as it has that yukky celery taste unless cooked fully.

[Nicos]

You're just too fast gal!...sorry

[veggiechicken]

You're just too fast gal!...sorry

Y'ou'd think I would have slowed up in old age
Tonight's the night - for the great celeriac massacre! I'm feeling brave after all the positive reports I've had - thank you.
As for the chilli pepper that I put in the oven to dry up - can anyone suggest what I can do with a charcoaled chilli

[binley100]

You could always grind it up and sprinkle it on the celeriac.......

[Nicos]

You could always grind it up and sprinkle it on the celeriac.......

...take care not to get any into it's eyes though ...chilli does rather sting !

[veggiechicken]

You could always grind it up and sprinkle it on the celeriac.......

That's a politer answer than I expected, Bins

...take care not to get any into it's eyes though ...chilli does rather sting !

Its stings the mouth and burns the skin too. Poor little shrunken head - it doesn't know what is going to happen to it - wish me luck