Baked Celery

Lennie's Note:

By my recollection, this dish is very similar to one my Irish grandmother cooked. Cooked celery as a side-dish vegetable seems to be out of vogue now, but it really is quite good.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 head celery
• 1 onion, sliced thinly
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
• 2 slices bacon
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup water
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, cold

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
2. Separate celery into stalks, remove leaves (save for soup) and trim, wash well and cut into pieces about 3/4-inch thick.
3. Place celery in an ungreased casserole dish.
4. Dice bacon; add bacon and sliced onion to casserole, atop the celery.
5. Sprinkle all with fresh parsley.
6. Combine stock and water (or just use all stock) and pour over dish; don't stir.
7. Dot casserole with small bits of butter.
8. Cover dish and bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until celery is cooked but not mushy.

Reviews

[Miss Annie]

Oh, this was wonderful. My great-grandmother used to make this dish. I just loved the celery flavor baked. I followed this recipe exactly and it finished beautifly! Thanks Lennie.....I ate most of it myself.

[Derf]

Did this baked celery with our pork chops tonight, very very good Lennie, cut the recipe in half for the two of us, turned out great! no changes required. Thanks for a good one Lennie, will use it again.

[Lorac]

Imade this using 1/2 bunch of celery. I should have halfed the liquid ingrediants also. The celery was crispy tender and the onions added a nice flavor. I will make this again.