Best 4 Chinese Celery Recipes

CHINESE CELERY SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the celery and blanch for 2 minutes. Remove, rinse, and cool. Peel off the fibrous strings. Cut the celery into bite-sized pieces.
• In a bowl, whisk together the vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce, chili oil, if using, sugar, and cilantro, if using. Toss in the celery. Cover and refrigerate to cool before serving.

CHINESE CELERY

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter.
• 2. Add everything except water and cornstarch.
• 3. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4. In a small bowl, combine the water and cornstarch and stir until smooth. Add to skillet of vegetables and cook another 5 minutes or until celery is crisp-tender and sauce has thickened.

CREAMY CHINESE CELERY SOUP

Steps:

• Make soup:
• Wash leek well in a bowl of cold water, then lift out and drain well. Peel and chop potato. Cook shallot in butter and oil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add leek and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add celery and potato and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add wine and boil 1 minute. Add broth and simmer, covered, until celery is very tender, about 1 hour.
• Purée soup in batches in a blender until very smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), then pour through a large medium-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on solids. Discard solids. Transfer soup to cleaned saucepan, then stir in cream, salt, and pepper and heat over low heat until hot. Thin with water if desired.
• Make croutons while soup simmers:
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Brush baguette slices with oil and season generously with kosher salt and pepper. Arrange in 1 layer on a baking sheet, then bake in middle of oven until golden brown and crisp, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Serve soup topped with croutons.

CHINESE CELERY STRIPS

Steps:

• Trim celery, reserving leaves. Cut ribs crosswise into 2-inch pieces, then cut each piece lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick strips. Toss with celery leaves and remaining ingredients until combined well. Serve chilled or at room temperature.