7 celery puree chestnuts Recipes

celery, chopped (choose a head of celery with decent leaves, which you can use as decoration), leek, greens trimmed, bulb split, rinsed and chopped, carrot, peeled and chopped, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, red wine, very thin slices streaky bacon, cornish hens, halved (or 8 chicken thighs), olive oil, all-purpose flour, pearl onions, peeled, celery, chopped diagonally, port, red currant jelly, heavy cream, butter, caster sugar, cooked chestnuts (not puree), available at speciality food stores

butter, onion, thinly sliced, stalk celery, thinly sliced, carrot, thinly sliced, flour, chicken broth, chestnuts packed in water, drained or 6ounce can puree, salt and freshly ground pepper, madeira or sherry, sour cream , optional, snipped chives for garnish , optional

shin beef (i substituted chuck roast) or 2 1/2 lbs beef cheeks (i substituted chuck roast), olive oil, streaky bacon , cut into lardons (i substituted thinly sliced streaky beef for sukiyaki as i don tsp use bacon), shallot, peeled and left whole, carrot, finely chopped, onion, finely chopped, stalk celery, finely chopped, chestnut mushrooms, quartered (i substituted baby portobello or cremini mushrooms), bouquet garni (1 sprig thyme, 1 bay leaf, and a few stems of parsley tied together), tomato puree, red wine , ideally a burgundy (i used pinot noir), veal stock (i used beef stock) or 2 1/2 cups dark chicken stock (i used beef stock), salt & pepper, potatoes , such as desiree or maris piper (i used yukon gold), butter , cut into cubes, whole milk, double cream (i used a local brand of heavy cream with an especially high butterfat content)

rice, cooked use brown or white or any mixture you like, carrot, finely chopped or shredded, green onions or 1/4 cup scallion, finely chopped, celery, finely chopped, chopped apple, skin on, cored, peanuts or 1/2 cup other nuts or 1/2 cup water chestnut, coarsely chopped, chinese peas or 1/2 cup snow peas, cut horizontally and in 1/2-inch piece, raw spinach , juiliened, mild salad oil , of your choice, soya sauce or 2 tbsp shoyu or 2 tbsp tamari, lemon juice or 3 tbsp lime juice or 3 tbsp grapefruit juice, dark sesame oil , in asian food section, garlic clove, pressed finely or garlic puree

fresh chives, extra-large (16 to 20 per lb) shrimp in shell without heads, peeled , leaving tail and first shell segment intact, and deveined, diced (1/4-inch) peeled celery root, olive oil, diced (1/4-inch) peeled parsnips, diced (1/4-inch) peeled turnips, diced (1/4-inch) seeded peeled butternut squash, warm water, cold black truffle butter or 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, chestnut puree, black truffle sauce