Fall

Stewed celeriac with chickpeas and slow roasted tomatoes

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October 10, 2018
5
1 Ratings
Photo by Joanna
  • Prep time 40 minutes
  • Cook time 40 minutes
  • Serves 4
Author Notes

Frying the celeriac brings out unique flavours and if till today you were undecided about this bulb, this is a game changer. The inspiration for the dish comes from Golubka's book "The vibrant table". Don’t be afraid of celeriac sticking to the pan. Let it happen, just don’t let it burn. If you allow a bit of charring you will release much more flavours and the celeriac will offer you it’s best. —Joanna

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • For the slow roasted tomatoes:
  • 500 grams cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 tablespoon sugar
  • salt, freshly ground pepper
  • Celeriac and chickpeas
  • 1 big celeriac, peeled and cut into cubes
  • 1 ounce can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 chilli
  • 2 onions, diced small
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon harissa
  • 1 teaspoon mild paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • salt and freshly ground pepper
  • sage leaves (optional)
Directions
  1. ROASTED TOMATOES: Preheat oven to 160 degrees. Oil the baking dish and place tomatoes in it. In a small bowl combine the olive oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, garlic and thyme. Pour the mixture over the tomatoes and spread it with a silicone brush or just toss the tomatoes gently around with your hands. Place the dish in the oven and bake for about one hour, until the tomatoes are soft. Remove from the oven and set aside.
  2. CELERIAC CHICKPEAS STEW: Put a splash of the olive oil in a dutch oven or cast iron pan, set on medium heat. Add 1/2 of the onion. When it sweats, add harissa, mild paprika, and smoked paprika. Fry for about half a minute till the spices get very aromatic. Add cubed celeriac. Salt generously. Toss it around with a wooden spoon to make sure the celeriac is covered with spices. Add the rest of the spices, mix. Cover and let on low-medium heat for about 20 minutes. Remember to mix it from time to time. Let the celeriac stick a bit to the pot. If it is really too dry and sticking too much try either lowering the temperature or adding a bit of water. But in general keeping it covered should create enough steam to keep the moisture in. Chop together garlic cloves, 3 tablespoons of olive oil, remaining half of the onion, and chilli. Ideally you want to have a pulp. When celeriac is soft, but not mushy, add chickpeas. Add the pulp you've just created. Mix well, cover, cook another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. To assemble the dish: Transfer celeriac chickpea stew on a plate, arrange tomatoes on top. Pour some of the tomatoes juices/sauce over the plate. Use salt & pepper according to your liking.

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1 Review

Joan November 9, 2023
This turned out to be exceptionally tasty. I'll certainly use the recipe again. I roasted some squash and extra celeriac for making soup later as I felt it was wasteful to have the oven on for just roasting tomatoes for one hour. So it worked well. I halved the recipe for just two of us and there was still enough left over for another meal for one. The instructions were great...I'd never cooked celeriac in this way before and it was perfect. Also, I used my own pre-cooked chickpeas rather than a tin. The juice from the roasted tomatoes was delicious poured over the celeriac.