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🍖Braised Celery with Béchamel and Waldorf Garnish

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by Your (@Ben Silver)

Tender braised celery filled with cheese béchamel sauce, served with fresh apple, walnuts, grapes and celery leaves

14 ingredients11 steps1 serving485.2 cal/serving
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Celery Preparation

  • celery stalks(central sections)

Braising

  • chicken stock
  • olive oil
  • lemon(for squeezing)

Béchamel Sauce

  • butter
  • flour(equal parts to butter)
  • milk
  • cheese(for béchamel)

Assembly & Serving

  • cheese(for topping)
  • apple(fresh)
  • walnuts
  • grapes
  • celery leaves
  • garlic dressing

Instructions

Celery Preparation

  1. 1Use the central sections of celery stalks, keeping them the same size.
  2. 2Place your knife underneath the seeds and pull towards you to remove fibrous strings in thick strands.

Braising

  1. 1Place celery in a pan with chicken stock, olive oil, and a squeeze of lemon.
  2. 2Cover with cartouche and cook until tender.

Béchamel Sauce

  1. 1Let butter foam and turn slightly nutty.
  2. 2Add equal parts flour to butter to make a roux.
  3. 3Gradually add milk and cook until thick.
  4. 4Take off heat and stir through cheese.

Assembly & Serving

  1. 1Pipe béchamel into the center of the celery.
  2. 2Add a layer of cheese on top and grill for caramelization.
  3. 3Plate with fresh apple, walnuts, grapes, celery leaves, and garlic dressing.
Nutrition Facts
Valeur nutritive
Per 1 serving
pour 1 serving
% Daily Value*
% valeur quotidienne*
Calories 485.2
Fat / Lipides 35.8 g48 %
Saturated / saturés 16.7 g85 %
+ Trans 0.2 g
Cholesterol / Cholestérol 68.4 mg23 %
Sodium 892.5 mg39 %
Carbohydrate / Glucides 28.7 g10 %
Fibre / Fibres 6.2 g22 %
Sugars / Sucres 19.3 g19 %
Protein / Protéines 18.4 g
Potassium 687.3 mg20 %
Calcium 387.2 mg30 %
Vitamin D / Vitamine D
Iron / Fer 2.1 mg12 %

*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot

*5% ou moins c'est peu, 15% ou plus c'est beaucoup

Some ingredients do not say how much, so an amount was assumed for them before any of this was counted:

"celery stalks (central sections)" assumed as "1 tbsp of celery stalks" See 14 more
  • "chicken stock" assumed as "1 tbsp of chicken stock"
  • "olive oil" assumed as "1 tbsp of olive oil"
  • "lemon (for squeezing)" assumed as "1 tbsp of lemon"
  • "butter" assumed as "1 tbsp of butter"
  • "flour (equal parts to butter)" assumed as "1 tbsp of flour"
  • "milk" assumed as "1 tbsp of milk"
  • "cheese (for béchamel)" assumed as "1/4 cup of cheese"
  • "cheese (for topping)" assumed as "1/4 cup of cheese"
  • "apple (fresh)" assumed as "1 tbsp of apple"
  • "walnuts" assumed as "1 tbsp of walnuts"
  • "grapes" assumed as "1 tbsp of grapes"
  • "celery leaves" assumed as "1 tbsp of celery leaves"
  • "garlic dressing" assumed as "8.87 g of garlic dressing"
  • Garlic Dressing is not in our ingredient list, so it is counted as a typical ingredient.
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