Celery puree is a good alternative to the usual mashed potatoes. Instead of cream, you can take butter for mashed potatoes, but then the mashed potatoes will turn out to be heavier, with cream it turns out to be much softer. Shrimp goes well with this puree.
It is necessary
- - 7 fresh large shrimps;
- - 5 small tomatoes;
- - 1 celery root;
- - 2 sprigs of rosemary;
- - 5 cloves of garlic;
- - 1 fresh chili;
- - 4 tbsp. tablespoons of cream;
- - 4 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil;
- - 2 tbsp. spoons of soy sauce;
- - a pinch of black pepper, a pinch of sea salt.
Instructions
Step 1
Immediately put the oven to preheat to 180 degrees. Peel the celery root, cut into cubes. Peel two cloves of garlic, crush with the flat side of a knife. Make a pocket out of foil, put celery in it, add peeled garlic, add 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 50 ml of boiled hot water and 1 teaspoon of cream. Wrap the pocket, place on a baking sheet, bake for 25-30 minutes in the oven at medium temperature. Then transfer the contents of the pocket to a blender. Season with pepper and salt to taste. Add the remaining cream, whisk everything thoroughly.
Step 2
Peel the shrimp, remove the heads and tails. Peel the remaining garlic and crush it with the flat side of a knife. Rinse fresh tomatoes, cut into 4 pieces. Remove seeds from fresh chili and chop finely.
Step 3
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet, add garlic, chili peppers, tomatoes with shrimps in it. Heat over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring continuously. Now pour the soy sauce into the skillet, simmer for another 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 4
Sprinkle the cooked shrimp with fresh rosemary leaves. Serve with the celery puree. Ready mashed celery with shrimps can be served for lunch or dinner, the dish is not very heavy - this is its advantage.
