Mostarda di Sedano

Celery Relish

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Charleston to Phnom Penh: A Cook's Journal

By John Martin Taylor

Published 2022

  • About

If you would like this relish to be spicy, add ½ teaspoon of mustard seeds.

Ingredients

  • 2 hearts of celery, 1½ to 2 pounds total
  • ¾ cup sugar

Method

Wash the celery and separate the stalks. Using a sharp knife at an oblique angle, cut down through the base of each stalk from the inside just to the outer edge. Carefully break the base away, pulling any tough strings on the outer peel down and away from the stalk. Turn the stalk around and cut off the tip in a similar manner, pulling any stringy outer peel away. (If you prefer, you can peel o