Braised Celery

  4.1 – 43 reviews  

I frequently offer this easy-to-make but tasty side dish along with spicy grilled or roasted meats.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 bunch celery, cleaned and cut into 4 inch pieces
  2. ½ teaspoon salt
  3. ¼ teaspoon pepper
  4. 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  5. 1 cube chicken bouillon
  6. 1 cup boiling water
  7. 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Arrange the celery in a single layer on the bottom of a large skillet. Season with salt and pepper. Dot with butter. Dissolve the bouillon cube in boiling water, and pour over the celery.
  2. Cover pan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 76 kcal
Carbohydrate 5 g
Cholesterol 15 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 1 g
Saturated Fat 4 g
Sodium 731 mg
Sugars 2 g
Fat 6 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Kayla Scott
Tasty!
Troy Mitchell
I tried this recipe as presented because I had a load of celery. I gave this 5 stars because it’s not really the recipe at fault it’s my preference that was reinforced……I still prefer celery as an ingredient for flavor, chopped up in stews and soups or for crispness in Tuna or chicken salad. I love it as a crispy cold snack not hot and limp.
Lori Byrd
Superb. Best with organic celery of course.
Jordan Miller
This side dish is easily prepared and a delicious side dish to any meal parings. since I’m salt sensitive ..and switched to salt-free chicken broth for the recipe.
Dennis Copeland
Love this, it taste delicious!
Jason Gomez
I had forgotten how good braised celery is. If you’ve never made this before follow this recipe. Simple, basic ingredients and delicious.
Ryan Barron
I had 4 full stalks of celery from my garden that I needed to do something with. This recipe was perfect because it uses a lot of celery. These tasted better than I expected. I agree with one of the other reviews that unless you use low sodium chicken broth, don’t add salt. I used “Better Than Bullion” and it was almost too salty. I still loved it and will definitely make this again.
Stacy Clayton
I made this at Thanksgiving this year for the first time. I had put this recipe on my favorites list a long time ago and never had an opportunity to add it to a menu. I did make a change, I used chicken stock instead of boiling water and bullion cube and I added a little more salt and pepper. I think in the future I will also cook it for another 10 minutes to make it even softer and draw out more of the bitterness.
Bonnie Patel
So easy and delicious–great to make if celery is on sale! Use a veg bouillon to make this vegetarian.
David Gomez
Very simple and tasty!
Xavier Young
made as directed. Very satisfied with results. Will make again.
Mr. Casey Payne
This was slimy and didnt really have any flavor… big disappointment.
Kara Martinez
This turned out amazing! I normally don’t like celery, and I was looking for something that I could eat. This recipe kicked the ball out of the park. I’m rating four stars for unclear directions and recipe changes. I went with another review and omitted the extra salt (good choice!). The recipe doesn’t say at all what to do with the 2 Tbs of butter, and in fact says “do not butter.” So, I don’t know what the original author intended. I ended up melting the butter in the chicken broth and stirred in the parsley too. Dumped that all over the celery. I cooked this as a side dish to the Slow Cooker Pork Chops II by ERINVDIX and the flavors went wonderful together. Will make again!
Michael Lewis
Like others have previously mentioned this was a great way to use celery. I found it surprisingly delish, but next time I won’t add the salt and will use 1/2 as much bouillion because I found it too salty! I’m going to add other veggies to it to dilute the saltiness. I also squeeze fresh lime over it and it makes it even better.
Matthew Hines
Where did I go wrong ?! They had no flavor what so ever !! In a desperate Move I added chili flakes but nooo-Thing !!! Not Making them Again
Sara Mclean
A nice change in the everyday vegetable side dishes. I added frozen peas at the point of adding chicken broth. It tasted good and brightened the color.
Jose Moore
not bad for leftover celery. used chicken stock instead of bouillon for less salt
Laura Schmidt
I didn’t think this would be good but had celery that needed to be used. Its so good! I will be making this again for sure.
Kyle Mcconnell
Delicious. Give yourself enough time, as you want the celery to be soft. I did this with snow peas and it was a nice combination. My ten and seven year olds even ate it!
Joseph King
LOVED this!! I’m always left with so much celery that just goes bad, but this was a great way to use that up! I would definitely emit the salt next time, since the bouillon is so salty. But even so, 5 stars!!
Bruce Castaneda PhD
Wow, I was really impressed by this! I usually don’t love celery, but this made it savory and delicious. Really easy to make also. This will be a regular for me.

 

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