Stir-fried Curried Celery

Name: Stir-fried Curried Celery
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons Madras curry powder; 1 teaspoon light soy sauce; 1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry; 1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry; 2 tablespoons finely chopped spring onions; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh coriander; ½ teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons water; 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic; 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh ginger; 450 g (1 lb) celery; 1 tablespoon groundnut oil

Preparation info

Serves
4
as an accompaniment

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ken Hom Travels with a Hot Wok

By Ken Hom

Published 1997

About

Celery is an undervalued vegetable and deserves more respect. It is delicious in its own crunchy, mild and unassuming way and its distinctive taste makes it an ideal foil for spicy flavours.

Here, it is combined with curry in a simple, easy-to-make dish, you will see that this humble vegetable has a real role to play.

Ingredients

450 g (1 lb) celery
1 tablespoon groundnut oil<

Side dish
Vegan

Method

Trim the base of the celery and all the top leaves. Separate the sticks. With a small, sharp knife, string any tough sticks. Chop the sticks into 2.5 cm (1 in) sections.

Heat a wok or large frying-pan over a high heat until it is hot. Add the oil and, when it is very hot and slightly smoking, add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Then add the celery and continue to stir