Celery was brought to Russia a long time ago and was considered an ornamental plant for a long time. Over the years, the aromatic greenery of the plant has made its way into the cooking of Russians. And only in recent years, housewives began to cook dishes using celery stalks and root.
Instructions
Step 1
The most common way to eat celery is to finely chop the leaves and sprinkle on the finished dish. These greens well set off the taste of meat broths and soups, both fresh and dried. Also, fresh celery leaves are added to sauces, salads, omelets, casseroles. They can be sprinkled on any second dish in which a spicy slightly bitter taste is appropriate. For example, bean or eggplant stews, potatoes, carrots, and tomatoes.
Step 2
Celery seeds are suitable for adding to meat soups, vegetable and meat stews. They are put together with other spices in jars when salting cucumbers, zucchini, squash and eggplant before pouring the marinade. Some housewives sprinkle them with cabbage when pickling, use it in savory pastries, cheese sauces and fish pates.
Step 3
The celery stalk can be cut into slices and added to vegetable salads. In some cases, it is combined with fruits - salads from apples and celery, celery and kiwi are known. Also, the stem (uncut) is used to decorate the famous Bloody Mary cocktail. And if you finely grate the stem or grind it with a blender, it becomes a component of mixtures of vegetable juices or smoothies based on unsweetened kefir. The celery stalk also complements seafood and fish soups. It is irreplaceable in many varieties of cold soups.
Step 4
Celery root is also used in salads and soups. If boiled, baked or fried, it can be added to vegetable purees. Also different fillings and baked. Celery root mousse is offered when serving game. They can also replace potatoes in many recipes if you do not want to eat a lot of starch. Celery roots are also dried and added to sauces and soups during cooking.
Step 5
Celery juice is mixed with ginger, honey and lemon and then diluted with water. It helps to improve metabolism and lose weight.
