Braised Celery

• 2 medium heads celery
• 1 carrot
• 1 onion
• small piece of swede

Trim off root and leafy tops from celery. Remove coarse, outer stalks, scrub well and chop finely. Put in a shallow pan together with the peeled and finely chopped carrot, onion and swede. Add the bay leaf and bacon rinds and the stock, barely to cover.

Wash the celery hearts thoroughly and cut each heart down-wards into two. Place on top of the bed of vegetables, cover with a butter pa