Cook celery in soup or other dish for 2 minutes. Boiled celery is soft but not crumbly. Do not overdo it on the stove so that it does not fall apart.
Celery stalk sauce
Products
Tomato – 2 kilograms
Celery stalks – 200 grams
Carrots – 200 grams
Onions – 320 grams
Garlic – 7 cloves
Salt – 2 tablespoons
Sugar – 1 tablespoon
Ground black pepper – 1 teaspoon
Sweet paprika – 1 tablespoon
Basil – 1 bunch
Vegetable oil – 250 milliliters
How to cook tomato paste with celery
1. Wash 2 kilograms of tomatoes, peel and cut into cubes.
2. Wash and peel 200 grams of carrots and 220 grams of onions. Cut the carrots into circles and the onions into cubes.
3. Rinse and dice 200 grams celery stalks. Peel and chop 5 garlic cloves.
4. Put the vegetables in a cauldron, pour a glass of vegetable oil, add a tablespoon of salt, a teaspoon of pepper and mix gently.
5. Put the cauldron on high heat and cook for 10 minutes, constantly kneading the tomatoes and stirring the vegetables with a wooden spatula.
6. After the time has elapsed, reduce the gas to medium, cover the cauldron with a lid and cook for another 50 minutes, stirring the vegetable mixture from time to time.
7. Peel and chop 100 grams of onion and 2 cloves of garlic.
8. Pour 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil into a thick-walled saucepan and fry the onion and garlic until golden brown. Add a tablespoon each of salt, sugar, sweet paprika, chopped bunch of basil and simmer for another minute.
9. Put the fragrant seasoning in a cauldron for vegetables and cook over low heat for half an hour.
10. Cool the finished mixture, transfer to a blender and beat.
11. Transfer the sauce to a sterilized 1,5 liter jar and refrigerate.
Delicious facts
– When choosing a celery should pay attention to the color and structure of the green mass. Fresh celery has light green stems with shine. Darker stems taste coarser, but they contain more vitamin A. Be especially careful with a yellowish and sluggish-looking celery with dark veins. It is better to refuse such a plant, since the process of decay has already begun in it.
– Celery stalks rich vitamin A (healthy vision and immunity), vitamin B (work of the nervous system and energy metabolism at the cellular level), potassium (work of the brain and correction of allergic reactions), zinc (renewal of skin cells). Fresh celery juice has a tonic effect on the body.
– Celery often use in various diets. When consumed regularly, this plant helps to lose weight while maintaining the vitality of the body. It is especially beneficial to stick to a celery diet for people with thyroid diseases, high blood pressure, allergies, colds, and in general to boost the body’s immune system.
– Celery – low-calorie plant. 100 grams of stems contain only 13 kilocalories.
– In September-October, celery is very cheap because of the season, you can buy more of it and make pickled celery.