Whipped Celery Potatoes Recipes

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a skillet over low heat and sauté the celery, onion, and garlic until vegetables are soft, about 7 minutes to 10 minutes.
• Add the half and half and bouillon and simmer the mixture slowly, uncovered, over low heat for 20 minutes.
• Whir the simmered mixture in a a blender or food processor until well pureed.
• While the celery mixture is simmering, cut the potatoes into 2-inch chunks (peeled or not, it's up to you) then put them in a stockpot with lightly salted water to cover and cook until the potatoes are tender; drain well.
• Combine the celery puree with the cooked potatoes in the stockpot and, over medium heat, mash with a hand masher, adding buttermilk to achieve desired consistency for the mashed potatoes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Makes about 6 servings.
• Note: I do not recommend using electric mixers to make mashed potatoes because they can break down the starches in the potatoes too quickly and cause them to become"gluey"- use a hand masher, it's worth the extra bit of effort.

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, water, and 1 teaspoon salt in a large saucepan, and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 30 to 35 minutes or until tender, and drain potatoes. Cool 5 minutes; peel and place potatoes in a large mixing bowl.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet; add celery and onion. Cook, stirring constantly, 3 to 4 minutes, or until tender. Add to potatoes; beat at low speed with an electric mixer until potatoes are mashed. Add remaining ingredients, and beat at high speed until whipped. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Place the potatoes and celery root in a large heavy saucepan.
• (I start the celery root first, since I find it takes longer to cook. It must be soft to mash up creamy).
• Cover with water and season liberally with salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook over medium-high heat until water boils.
• Reduce the heat to medium and continue to boil until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Drain, and mash the vegetables with a potato masher or a large fork.
• Mix in cream.
• Adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Boil celery root in large pot of salted water 5 minutes. Add potatoes and boil until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes longer. Drain well. Return potatoes and celery root to pot. Stir over medium-high heat until dry, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Mash vegetables until smooth. Stir in butter and enough milk to moisten. Season to taste with nutmeg, salt and pepper.

Steps:

• 1. Peel and cut celery root cut into 1⁄2" cubes and combine in a 2-qt. saucepan with half-and-half, butter, and thyme and bring to boil over medium-high heat. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer, partially covered, until celery root is tender, about 25 minutes. 2. Discard thyme. Transfer celery root mixture to a food processor and purée. Scrape mixture through a sieve into a clean saucepan; keep warm over low heat. 3. Meanwhile, combine potatoes and 2 tsp. of the salt in a 6-qt. saucepan and add water so that potatoes are covered by 1". Bring to a boil over high heat, lower the heat to medium low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes. Drain potatoes and pass them through a ricer into a large bowl. (For even smoother potatoes, mash with a potato masher as well). 4. Transfer potatoes to the saucepan of puréed celery root and whisk in cheese until cheese is melted and potatoes are smooth and hot. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Prick the potatoes a few times with a fork and bake them in the middle of a preheated 375°F. oven for 1 hour. In a large skillet melt the butter over moderate heat, in it cook the celery and the garlic, covered, for 10 minutes, and cook the mixture, uncovered, stirring, for 10 minutes more, or until the celery is tender. Transfer the mixture to a food processor and purée it. Peel the baked potatoes and force them through a ricer into a bowl. (Alternatively, the potatoes may be mashed with a potato masher.) Stir in the celery purée, salt and pepper to taste, and enough of the milk to reach the desired consistency. The mashed celery potatoes may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled.