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Celery Broth

A clear broth made by simmering celery in water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Celery Broth

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Clean and wash the celery.

  2. Cut the celery into 3-inch pieces.

Make the broth

  1. Place the celery in a saucepan with the water.

  2. Boil slowly until the broth reduces to 1 quart.

  3. Strain the broth through a napkin.

Serve

  1. Serve warm or cold.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Celery
Provides the main flavor and aroma, releasing its taste into the water as it simmers.
Water
Acts as the cooking liquid that extracts celery flavor and becomes the broth.

The step that matters

Boil slowly until the broth reduces to 1 quart. Gentle simmering extracts flavor gradually while the liquid concentrates. A hard boil can cloud the broth and reduce it unevenly, so watch the volume rather than the clock.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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