Celery Root Puree - How to Make Celeriac Puree

[@Ben786]

"Tastes like celery if celery tasted good" No phrase you have ever said has resonates with me as much as this LOL

[@robinsimonsen1904]

Made this today and served it next to a 4lb reindeer steak (Norwegian, yes we eat reindeer) . Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe, they all loved it!

[@kf7jonny]

How does it taste compared to cow steak?

[@robinsimonsen1904]

Very intense game flavor, nothing really tastes like it as it is the only large mammal that only eats lichen :)

[@Overdosive]

Robin Simonsen I didn't know reindeer only eat lichen...that's a bit odd.

[@7urome]

@@Overdosiveonly in the winter is their diet restricted to just lichen.

[@no_notes1229]

Interesting to hear that the celery root is an unusual ingredient in the US. In Norway we use it all the time - and really enjoy it too! At least I do, in soups and everything, but my favourite is as a puré as this. I usually do it much simpler than this, though: I boil it up with milk, and when it gets tender I stick a food processor-thing and blend it on the stove. Then I just add some cream and seasoning , and that's it! Do it all the time with all sorts of root fruit, but celery root is one of the best! I will try it with this method, and taste the difference.

[@karlgustav5490]

same in france very common. raw in salad like grated carrot, or like here in puree.

[@BigstickNick]

How did it compare?

[@no_notes1229]

@@BigstickNick damn.. Still haven't tried it. thanks for the reminder!

[@fragranthills]

I put the entire root into an instant pot. Time depends on size. Let it cool. Peeling is a breeze after pressure cooking. Love the idea of putting it through a sieve.

[@conduit242]

If you had to pick only one YT’er to watch forever for recipes, Chef John would be it!

[@alethadullea4761]

I totally agree!!!!!

[@MattUebel]

"It tastes like celery, if celery tasted good." lololol

[@JoanneManaster]

This guy is funny!

[@JudgeyJudgeyable]

Joanne Manaster Right?! I don't even cook, I just watch his videos for his personality. I've never seen celery root anywhere

[@strawberrymushroom]

I have heard about these recipes that claims that "celery will taste good in this one!". I think they are a fraud.

[@stanleyjones2085]

I love celery root.

[@ireneveneti6674]

"It tastes like celery if celery tasted good"- epic! Thank you for the recipe, greetings from Greece!

[@forrest_ation]

The best and really, only way to make celeriac puree is by cooking the root in either infused milk or a mixture of stock and cream (my favourite way) and simmering until extremely soft. Strain, blend with butter and pass. Delicious creamy celeriac puree with no lumps!

[@martinslvsten428]

Im from denmark and we use it alot in the autumn for mash or soups and the like. It has a really good taste, but it is hard to describe to someone who hasn't tasted it before. I would have added 25% potatoe to the mash, but that's just me. Try a vegetable soup with 4 large potatoes, 2 small carrots, 2 leeks, 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, a quarter or half (depending on size) of a celeriac, a bouquet garni of fresh thyme and 2 bay leaves and some vegetable stock. Cook it untill it's really tender. Puree it. Strain it. Add some cream. Now cut up some bacon in small pieces and fry it on a pan untill crispy. You are ready to eat. Use the crispy bacon for topping. Bon appetite.

[@dheirloom3493]

I'm going to make this Celery Root Pourée and will serve with my Oven Roasted Duck Breast and Sautéed Fresh Chanterelles (bought from Costco today $9.95/lb). It's gonna be yummy!

[@WobblesandBean]

I'm SO jelly right now...my husband won't eat duck ;; He says it's too fatty, and reminds him of our own pet duck. He calls it cannibalism. I call it delicious irony.

[@jonathanlee97]

Amelia Bee duck adventure with matt and dug! Whats up duck adventure fan?

[@Micaelangel07]

Are Chanterelles in season where you live or is that the average price? If it's average then that is cheap but if they are in season they that's expensive.

[@Tommy83131]

+D Heirloom Wow!! Sounds Awesome.

[@Midwesterner]

My Mother (from Germany) would make a lovely mock tater salad with these. Cube simmer to tender, and commence with making potato salad. She called it Celery Salad. I loved it and even made it for a full family Thanksgiving. My Aunt from Holland loved it too.

[@ToshirosFanGirl]

Chef John you are one of my favorite youtube food show thing ever. I always look forward to your videos and I always watch your videos first if I see it in my feed! You're so funny. I remember when I very first started watching I hated how you lengthened your words, but now it's just part of your charm!

[@ru99414]

I really started to love the cellery root after i just tried it! I haven't eaten it that much, but once i did... WOW its like my favorite vegetable now, its really delicious!

[@norina195]

"Optional mandatory step" Good one, Chef John.

[@ceasarnova1120]

OMG I LOVE THIS MAN!!! HIS POP CULTURE COMMENTS ARE AWESOME. I just found this channel and watch 3 epsidoes and fell in love with his show. There's alot stuff I would to try to make

[@purerachet7715]

I made the quick creamed spinach recipe and it was awesome! Also I made the Horchata and it was so amazing my brother in law drank the whole thing!

[@winstonuschurchillius2977]

I had a go at making the celeriac puree this weekend and enjoyed it with some pork chop. Just finished it and it was absolutely delicious. The straining through the sieve is hard work but certainly worth it. I love the charisma and style of this video - a great uplift to the world's celeriac lovers!

[@diablominero]

I just made this. It tastes like steamed artichoke hearts dipped in lemon butter, but as a puree. Excellent dish!

[@gozu9455]

optional mandatory step.

[@naeviaus]

Its great in soups and stews as well. Often used in the German cuisine in place of celery stalks.

[@ivysaunders7632]

Food Wishes I recently started to watch your channel and I got to say that its pretty amazing. I watch a lot of cooking channels but food wishes is by far my favorite.

[@annesh5293]

The krisskross reference made me want to 'jump, jump'. As usual another great looking recipe. Thanks for sharing.

[@stogies3]

I love pureed root vegetables,like parsnips,turnips,celery root, and while they are extremely delicious they are also very watery.

[@monsterwerksvideo]

I made this tonight to go with the pork belly. I ended up adding too much lemon juice at the end but it was still good. My family didn't care for it, but I loved it. I guess I'll make it just for me from here on.

[@icedreamgirl]

I tried this today! served along with pork roullade, absolutely loved it chef john :D I was sceptical about the lemon but it worked really well. I like it much more then potatoe puree its more fragrant and feels lighter to me

[@MM-ht2cr]

I love the narrative! Doesn’t let you get bored!

[@blackjinxy]

in Turkey we only use the root of the celery in soups in salads and in mediterranian dishes. The root is the only part we are familiar with . We have a delicious celery root dish made with orange juice ! i absolutely love love love celery!

[@Norvo82]

In traditional Dutch cuisine, the celeriac root is an essential ingredient in split pea soup, offering a subtle but necessary flavor.

[@HardWayFarms]

You come up with things I'd never think of! Your channel gives me a use for ALL of my garden, even the roots!!

[@fabiolean]

Hands down the funniest food channel on KZbin that actually has good food.

[@AuntamedWolf]

I usually use it for vegetable stock, together with other root veggies. I love my celery root with carrots and a trout. A little also goes into a pot roast with the onions. Any soup I make has it in it as well. Celery root the ultimate flavor experience. Thank you for this puree, never had it as a puree, yet......

[@poedo4ever]

I consider Celery the Hero of many Meat dishes,but I've never cooked celery root.So,thank You,I've learned something. I'm really surprised at the aversion to celery of so many Folks.

[@kristianwichmann9996]

If you have some truffle tapenade lying around (and you should have!) try mixing in a bit of it. Seriously delicious!

[@CYCLONE1BREEZE]

I allways cut the celery off about two inches from the bottom when using in soup if I only using a few stick at a time. Other wise I cut the whole stock of celery at once and then take the base and put in water for about two weeks changing the water every day. Then I put in the planter box and in three months time I have another whole stock of celery and another celery root which I most often use in Potato Salad. At present I have three just about ready to use once again. You may repeat this over and ove, just use good soil, and enjoy your own home grown celery

[@90sGasPrices]

something i will probably never make. didnt stop me from salivating like a mad dog throughout the vid.

[@topcat4421]

Saw the pork belly video last night. The celery root video this morning. I know what's for dinner tonight. Thanks!

[@larrysizzle4512]

The Roots! Chef John with a great taste in music!

[@davidrothwell5995]

Larry Sizzle is th

[@mattiesmith1]

I will give this a try bc I'm on a low carb diet and trying to eat a lot more veggies that are not your standard. Can you do more veggies & meat parings like this? Beets, turnips roots etc..... Thanks!

[@WobblesandBean]

I'm doing that too! I probably wouldn't eat this on keto, since it's starchy and has a lot of carbs and sugars in it. :/ Root veggies are generally not great

[@JungleScene]

agreed, more beet root recipes!!

[@heribertorosario14]

That's what i used to eat when i was a kid in my Puerto Rico!!!! Tasty!!

[@kianayup9980]

I have been waiting in anticipation for this recipe, especially after watching the pork belly video.

[@lawrencecisek981]

O! M! G! That celery root is officially in my culinary arsenal......delicious. I may have gotten more excited about that than the pork belly..but I eat too much pork belly!

[@HOPROPHETA]

Chef John...you are the BEST!

[@TheNathanGeck]

Any reason why you used (or why I should use) a standard blender instead of an immersion blender? I have both, but it seems like an immersion blender would be a lot easier.

[@raenikita7252]

The fact that you referenced Kriss Kross makes me love you even more. Now I can't get Jump out of my head.

[@minduniverse5260]

I totally shake my blender all the time when it doesn't want to blend. Makes me feel a little better knowing a chef does this too.

[@Lithilic]

Throwing celery root in with your mash potatoes is really good as well. Adds some extra flavor.

[@alexg7381]

" it taste like celery, if celery tasted good " haha perfect. Can't wait to try this

[@Lookatmychicken]

"The 'ol Poka, Poka" ?? DAMNIT IVE BEEN GONE FOR TOO LONG. I left off at the "'ol shaka, shaka" I need to catch up on my Chef John.

[@dannybodanny]

You are in my list of top 50 humans of all time.

[@diggyb]

I appreciate your humor - thanks.

[@DeLePlays]

I don't like celery root. Can I substitute potatoes?

[@Jessicanana89]

That would basically just be mashed potatoes. So I guess so.

[@kathysbang]

Potatoes will work well! But if you want to keep it on a healthier side, I really recommend cauliflower :)

[@beeble2003]

Kathy Bang No, potatoes will work absolutely 100% terribly. Potatoes are very starchy and, if you put them in a blender like that, it smashes up all the starch grains and what you get out is a disgusting slime with the texture of wallpaper glue.

[@spoonballs]

You fucking stupid? Are you asking if you can make mashed potato? You needed to see a video of someone making celeriac puree to ask that? Fool.

[@DeLePlays]

i see you all missed the joke :/

[@marcuscicero9587]

pretty meal with the brown crispy pork contrasting with the very white celery root puree

[@lesliejohnson2982]

I know this is an older video - but hopefully someone is still reading comments. This looks delicious, and I want to try it.. Would roasted garlic go well added to the celeriac? The idea of celery and garlic appeals to me, but I've never had the root before. Thanks! Love the channel!

[@alexg7381]

That does sound good. I add garlic to my mashed cauliflower.. don't see why it wouldn't work here.

[@shanerothery]

LJ Aquatics Did you end up trying it? It sounds delish.

[@Christian-dg1wp]

Garlic goes with everything, it's the perfect food.

[@mtrush98]

always love your commentary.

[@paulklee5790]

A rasp of nutmeg added when blending is great too.....

[@jomichan8920]

I Just wanna say: I love you chef John!!!😆

[@Magliwan99]

Just a thought: I think I'd boil it for half the time and then roast it the rest of the time maybe drizzled with some olive oil, just to add a new layer of flavor. Thoughts? BTW, your Italian Sausage Chilli (which I made my own by changing/adding some things) allowed me to win a chili cook off, chef John! I don't miss an episode!

[@aur2009]

Brandon Maglione chilli cook off? You beat chief wiggum???????

[@ClericPreston_]

Celery root is really good in veggie soups as well, just dice it up.

[@catharinejensen3508]

Yes. I found an online recipe that called for making it with white beans and stirring in tahini before serving. Garnish with crushed pita chips. It was super thick, but a little too carb-y for me because of the beans.

[@jamessamsom6780]

Made it today: confirmed delicious (not that it needed to be).

[@eurovision50]

My Polish grandmother always used this in soups. Only now have I realised that celeriac is celery root!

[@ahikernamedgq]

**LOVE** the Kris Kross reference!!

[@SeaWasp]

Never thought Id hear a Kris Kross reference in a cooking video...

[@vulistmagazine2651]

orange and celery root go great, I'd put a little orange juice in it as well.

[@kellihenderson7794]

Nice! I am looking for an alternative to mashed potatoes since my Vegetarian pot pie will be full of potato chunks. I wonder how many celery roots it would take to feed (4).

[@altogetherdot2]

I have heard/read that you should plan on 2 roots per person in the household. That sounds right to me, but if you're making a soup with it and it's just one of the ingredients, you probably don't need that much.

[@echovector8038]

It seems to me that a mixture of Celery Root and Cauliflower would make the most excellent substitution for mashed potatoes for the Keto and Paleo crowd. I'm going to have to try that very thing......hey John, do a video on it? :)

[@madelinehall8944]

This is my stutitute for starchy vegetables❤

[@JonasTheLundh]

That looks great. As far as roots go I'm kind of partial to the sweetness of the parsnip myself, although celeriac is upp there with it on my top 5 favourite roots.

[@WobblesandBean]

Parsnip puree is tough to beat

[@EntinludeX]

You seriously just tickled my fancy. Pork belly & low-carb mashed anything!? Please, Chief John, I can only get but so aroused!

[@risc2live]

try a litte horseradish in the celery pure or spred over the pork belly , and you are welcome :)) no joke the combo realy dose it for me !

[@AlabasterJazz]

Hi Chef John, I'd really like to see how to make the meat found in donairs, perhaps you could do a donair recipe video?

[@kayfarquar2034]

I add a russet potato, boiled separately, and it's very smooth and mild.

[@TheHungryCubanAdventures]

Hi John what camera and lens are you using for your videos? Thanks

[@johannajani9701]

Awesome recipe !!! Thank you chef John

[@JohnFoley1701]

what would this taste like if you you did half celery and half turnip?

[@Alisa07l]

I don’t think I have had mashed celery root before. Is it possible to mix half potato and celery root? Will it taste good? I loved the pork belly recipe.

[@blueenglishstaffybreeder6956]

Even better simmered in chicken stock with cauliflower, I use lemon zest and season to taste, unbelievable

[@Zarpaziones]

5:12 that joke killed me, chef john is great, man.

[@Emzthemiss]

Love you Chef!!! poker poker, shaker shaker!

[@melissahutton2354]

Looks like I'm going to have to try this! Would you put any kind of cheese in this? Or is the flavor too well-defined and delicate? I kept thinking a chèvre might work but I've never had celeriac...

[@WobblesandBean]

I dunno about cheese with this, but you can totally put cheese in a cauliflower puree and it'll taste amazing!

[@giovannadiaz1917]

I'd recommend trying it out without first, so you can get a good grip of the vegetable flavor and understand it's profile, only then you'd be able to pair it well with a cheese :)

[@catharinejensen3508]

Try stirring in tahini or organic peanut butter before serving. Crunchy peanut butter would be amazing. These oils would boost the energy content of the puree. (I'm always looking for a way to improve the energy content of low carb veggies)

[@williamwoody7607]

Any recipes for grilled celeriac or julienned celeriac salad? ( celery root remoulade)?

[@shortcutDJ]

thank you needed this right now, thank you!

[@Marie45610]

What does the Lemon before boiling do?

[@countalexandre85]

It gets cut in half.... ok I'll go now.

[@Marie45610]

Azakun85 lol smartass.

[@countalexandre85]

XD

[@docmalthus]

It says "If you spare me from the boiling water I'll grant you three wishes!" But only if it's a magic lemon.

[@yknowthatgirl]

Makes the water lemony, dunnit.

[@staggeringpain6180]

what a great voice you have.

[@michaelsela5451]

hey Chef John, have you ever considered upgrading to a vitamix?

[@okashi10]

Maybe this is a dumb question, but does it still taste strongly of celery? I can't stand to eat normal celery but this just looks so darn good... W

[@troimahh]

as he says at the end of the video, the taste is veeeeery mild, but still kindy special! i really recommend you to try it. in germany we often serve this along pork (schweinebraten).

[@okashi10]

Thanks!

[@WobblesandBean]

troimahh I friggin' love German words. You literally said "pig sausage". You Germans don't mess around with your language, everything is straightforward and to the point! XD

[@troimahh]

schweinebraten is oven roasted pork neck, not a sausage :) but as you already mentionend, we don't like to mess around with our language :P

[@henkbanaan]

I really like to bring this to taste also with some nutmeg, but then i don't use the lemon.

[@ksmith96]

'I love the Roots.' He's so freakin' cool....

[@MrWalksindarkness]

i totally bought this at the store today when I saw it after watching the pork belly vid

[@JF42506]

What knife are you using when you were cleaning up the celery root, in the beginning of the video?

[@IAmInevitable1337]

when is best time to eat celeriac? you know? like empty stomach or breakfast/lunch or before bed, aswell as is it recommended to eat everyday or 2-3 times a week ok too.

[@cecilstone9679]

I love tour channel Thank you for sharing

[@Smokeythewelder]

Great video! Thank you

[@rembautimes8808]

Was looking forward to this video Tq

[@jjx000]

yay new video

[@liukang85]

Why do you add the lemon juice right away? I always find you get more out of it if you add it just before removing the cooking goods from the stove.

[@chumpchanger1]

Chef John, you so crazy. I'm gonna make this with the pork belly. Thanks

[@IRMentat]

Not a fan of celery, but I like me some roast celeriac. Now I have something else to try.

[@kirbyd]

dude , the kris kross reference made me crack up ,as well as jumpjump

[@angelbear_og]

Ha, love the description of the taste. Pretty much the way I thought of it. ^_^

[@ankpsu12]

Why lemon when boiling? Is that to reduce the foam?

[@BushiBato]

You are the Daddy Mack of your celeriac.(RIP btw)

[@gograzor]

+BushiBato Loved that phrase too.

[@mshill2406]

goog one

[@mshill2406]

i meant good one 😇