Celeriac Café de Paris with matchstick fries

Name: Celeriac Café de Paris with matchstick fries
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 ⅕ kg celeriac; 2 tbsp olive oil; 5 sprigs thyme; 1 ½ tsp sea salt; 60 g butter; 1 shallot; 1 garlic clove; 2 anchovy fillets; 2 tsp mild mustard; ¾ tsp hot curry powder; ½ tsp paprika; 2 tbsp white wine; 1 tbsp capers; 2 tbsp chives; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley; ½ dl cream; 2 tsp lemon juice; salt and pepper to taste; 600 g mealy potatoes; oil , for deep-frying

Ingredients

4 people

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Celeriac steaks

1 ⅕ kg celeriac, cut into slices approx. 1 ½ cm thick

2 tbsp olive oil

5 sprigs thyme

½ tsp sea salt

Sauce

60 g butter

1 shallot, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

2 anchovy fillets, finely chopped

2 tsp mild mustard

¾ tsp hot curry powder

½ tsp paprika

2 tbsp white wine

1 tbsp capers, drained, finely chopped

2 tbsp chives, finely chopped

2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

½ dl cream

2 tsp lemon juice

salt and pepper to taste

Potatoes

600 g mealy potatoes

Matchstick fries

oil, for deep-frying

1 tsp sea salt

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How it's done

Celeriac steaks

Place the slices of celeriac on a baking tray lined with baking paper, brush with oil, sprinkle with thyme and season with salt.

To roast

Approx. 1 hr. in the centre of an oven preheated to 180°C.

Sauce

Heat the butter, shallot, garlic, anchovy fillets, mustard, curry powder and paprika in a small pan, simmer over a low heat for approx. 10 mins. Stir in the wine, capers and herbs. Add the cream and lemon juice while stirring, heat gently. Keep the sauce warm.

Potatoes

Cut the potatoes lengthwise into approx. 4 mm slices, then cut the slices into thin sticks. Soak the potatoes in cold water for approx. 15 mins., drain well and pat dry.

Matchstick fries

Heat the oil to 180°C, fry the potatoes for approx. 8 mins. per batch until crispy and golden. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain on a rack lined with fresh paper towels, season with salt. Serve the celeriac steaks and fries with the sauce.

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Serve with:	Green salad

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