Braised celery

Braised Celery is a simple side dish of sautéed celery in butter and spices, that's then simmered in chicken stock until it's tender.

This simple braised celery recipe transforms a neglected salad vegetable into a succulent star of the winter dinner table.

I've always loved celery-there’s something wonderful about its crisp, fresh flavor, especially when it’s smeared with peanut butter. But it wasn't until recently that I tried cooked celery and I was surprised at how delicious it was. Simple, earthy and still crisp, this recipe accentuates everything that is fantastic about this vegetable.

Sautéed and braised, this celery side dish is full of flavor and texture. Tender and crunchy, it's so quick and easy to make.

From Cook's Illustrated, this is a tasty side dish. I usually add less liquid (water) as it is a little too watery for us.

Inspired by the French method of cooking duck or chicken confit, in which the meat stews slowly in its own fat, this recipe simmers celery in a classically French sauce, with white wine, stock, shallots and herbes de Provence. The celery is first blanched in heavily salted water, which jumpstarts the cooking process and seasons the stalks from the inside-out, then it’s roasted in liquid until submissive and silky, with a texture reminiscent of roasted fennel. Once the celery is tender, the…

Braised Celery is a simple side dish of sautéed celery in butter and spices, that's then simmered in chicken stock until it's tender.

This Italian-inspired recipe for braised chickpeas and celery from chef Anna Tobias highlights the wonderful fragrance of celery. The dish takes a vegetable so often used for nothing more than a soffritto and pushes the under-appreciated stalks into the limelight.

I've always loved celery-there’s something wonderful about its crisp, fresh flavor, especially when it’s smeared with peanut butter. But it wasn't until recently that I tried cooked celery and I was surprised at how delicious it was. Simple, earthy and still crisp, this recipe accentuates everything that is fantastic about this vegetable.

I love to keep a bowl of celery sticks in the fridge; they make a great healthy snack and pair well with everything from ranch dip to peanut butter and raisins. My sons will always reach for a ready-made snack, even if it is as healthy as celery. But occasionally I don’t get around to slicing it, and it creeps to the bottom of the vegetable drawer, lost under a pile of greens and other produce. By the time we find it, the celery is limp and unappealing.