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Celery croquettes (croquettes de céleri)

Erken's celery croquettes (Stor kokebok 1914, p. 376): celeriac is blanched, cooked tender in a little meat stock and finely chopped, mixed into a thick creamed base of butter, flour, onion and milk, cooked 15 minutes, finished with two egg yolks and cooled. The mass is formed into croquettes, breaded in egg and breadcrumbs and deep-fried in lard. Served with brown sauce.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 376 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Vegetable croquettes were a popular feature in finer households around 1914, and Erken gives them French names in parentheses. The celery croquettes were served as a dish of their own or as a side, often with brown sauce.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Blanch the celery

    Clean the celeriac roots, cut them up and blanch them in lightly salted water. Pour them into a colander and let the water drain off well.

  2. 2

    Cook tender

    Then cook the celery tender in quite a little meat stock. Strain off the stock and chop the celery finely.

  3. 3

    Make the base

    Melt the butter, let the chopped onion sweat gently for 2 minutes, stir in the flour and moisten with the milk a little at a time.

  4. 4

    Cook together

    When the sauce boils, stir in the chopped celery. Season with salt and pepper and let it simmer for 15 minutes.

  5. 5

    Finish and cool

    Take the pot off the heat and stir in the egg yolks. Spread the mass out on a platter and let it become completely cold.

  6. 6

    Form and bread

    Form the mass into croquettes and coat them first in beaten egg, then in crushed rusk.

  7. 7

    Deep-fry

    Fry the croquettes nicely golden brown in hot lard (about 175 °C (345 °F)). Serve with brown sauce.

Changes from the original

Measurements converted (del. = dl, a pinch of onion = about ½ small onion finely chopped, ¼ hour = 15 minutes). Lard can be replaced with neutral oil or coconut fat for deep-frying. "Kavring" corresponds to dry breadcrumbs/crushed rusks. Egg and breadcrumbs for breading are given as separate amounts.

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From19141949Modernised
To19141949Modernised
1914 (proofread, p. 376) → Modernised~81% of the text changedremovedadded
2 stk store sellerirøtter (knollselleri). vann med litt salt (til blanchering). 2 dl kjøttkraft (ganske lite, til kokingen). 30 gr. smør g smør. 30 gr. hvetemel 1 knivsod g hvetemel. 0,5 stk løk (finhakket, «1 knivsodd»). 1 del. melk dl melk. 2 eggeblommer stk eggeplommer. 1 stk egg (til panering). 100 g knust kavring smult. Sellerien renses, skjæres op, blancheres (griljermel, til panering). 300 g smult (til fritering; kan byttes med nøytral olje). salt og pepper (etter smak). Rens sellerirøttene, skjær dem opp og blancher dem i let lett saltet vand, heldes op vann. Hell dem i dørslag, saa vandet kan rinde et dørslag og la vannet renne godt av. Sellerien kokes derefter av.. Kok deretter sellerien mør i ganske litet kjøtkraft; lite kjøttkraft. Sil av kraften siles fra og hakk sellerien hakkes fin. Smør smeltes, tilsættes fin.. Smelt smøret, la den hakkede løk, smaasurrer løken småsurre i 2 minutter, rør inn melet røres i, og der spædes spe med melken litt efter litt. Naar det om litt.. Når sausen koker, haves rør inn den hakkede selleri i, krydres efter smak sellerien. Krydre med salt og pepper og smaakoker ¼ time, tages la det småkoke i 15 minutter.. Ta gryten av ilden varmen og irøres eggeblommerne. Stuingen lægges rør inn eggeplommene. Bre stuingen utover et fat for at og la den bli kold, dannes helt kald.. Form massen til kroketter, som vendes i egg kroketter og kavring, kokes vend dem først i sammenvispet egg, deretter i knust kavring.. Stek krokettene pent gulbrune gyllenbrune i smult. Serveres varmt smult (ca. 175 °C). Server med brun saus.

Note on Modernised

Mål omregnet (del. = dl, knivsodd løk = ca. ½ liten løk finhakket, ¼ time = 15 minutter). Smult kan erstattes med nøytral olje eller kokosfett til fritering. Kavring tilsvarer tørt griljermel/knuste kavringer. Egg og kavring til panering er oppgitt som egne mengder.

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Frequently asked questions

How is the celery pretreated?
The celeriac roots are cleaned and cut up, blanched in lightly salted water and poured into a colander so the water drains off well. They are then cooked tender in quite a little meat stock, the stock is strained off and the celery is finely chopped.
How long should the base cook, and when do the egg yolks go in?
Once the chopped celery is stirred into the milk-thickened sauce, it is seasoned with salt and pepper and simmers for a quarter of an hour. Then it is taken off the heat, and the egg yolks are stirred in.
Why must the mass be cooled before frying?
The base is spread out on a platter to become cold, so it becomes firm enough to form into croquettes. The croquettes are then coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried nicely golden brown in lard. This is why the recipe takes around three hours in total.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), page 376. It is intended for 4 servings.

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