Spicy Cold Braised Celery
Ingredients
- 8 stalks celery, cut crosswise on a diagonal into thirds, leaves reserved ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter ⓘ
- 6 scallions, chopped ⓘ
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons coriander seeds, finely crushed ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon celery seeds, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon chili-pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons salt ⓘ
- 1 small bunch fresh cilantro ⓘ
Instructions
- Boil the celery in lightly salted water for 1 minute.
- Drain, cool under cold running water and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet and saute the scallions for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the broth, coriander seeds, celery seeds and chili-pepper flakes and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add the celery and lemon juice.
- Cover, reduce heat to very low and simmer until the celery is tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
- If more than 1 cup of broth remains, remove the celery and continue cooking until the broth has reduced.
- Recombine celery and broth in a flat container, add the salt and refrigerate, covered with tinfoil, for 1 hour.
- Chop 1/2 of the cilantro leaves with the celery leaves and add to the celery.
- Sprinkle the remaining cilantro on top and serve.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
275
kcal
14% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).