Chinese Celery Recipes

STIR-FRY CHINESE CELERY

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Remove the leaves and roots from the celery stalks.
• Rinse the celery and drain.
• Place the celery on a cutting board and use your hand to press down on the celery stalks to gently crush them.
• Slice the celery stalks into 1-inch-long sections.
• Add the oil to a wok and heat it over high heat. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and chili and stir-fry just a few seconds until fragrant.
• Add celery and stir-fry until it turns slightly dark green, about a minute.
• Add the broth and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add the soy sauce, rice wine, and sugar and mix evenly.
• Stir-fry a few minutes until the mixture is nearly dry. Serve.

CHINESE CELERY

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter.
• Add all remaining ingredients. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook for 12-15 minutes, stirring occassionally, or until celery is crisp-tender.

CHINESE COLD CELERY SLICES

Steps:

• Mix together soy sauce, salt, sesame oil, sugar and hot sauce. Set aside.
• Slice celery on a slight diagonal and scald in a pot of boiling water for 2 minutes.
• Drain and put celery in ice cold water for 1 minute. Drain again and pour the sauce over the celery.

CHINESE CELERY STRIPS

Steps:

• Trim celery, reserving leaves. Cut ribs crosswise into 2-inch pieces, then cut each piece lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick strips. Toss with celery leaves and remaining ingredients until combined well. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

CHINESE CELERY & CHICKEN

Steps:

• In wok heat, 2 T of oil over mid heat and add garlic, peppers, onion and chopped chicken.
• Stir-fry until chicken is just done
• Remove chicken and set aside.
• Heat 1T oil over mid heat in wok and add chopped celery, salt, pepper and water (we like to add salt and pepper into the water) keep stirring for about 3 minutes and chicken
• Cook for 1 minute longer, enough to reheat chicken.