Celeriac "Pastrami" Slices
Alright, this is a pretty LONG recipe for a simple sandwich filler. But here’s the deal. It’s not just any sandwich filler. It’s INCREDIBLE.
Total Time2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Course: Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: vegan pastrami slices
Servings: 8
Calories: 112kcal
Author: Richard Makin
For the Celeriac
- 1 leek roughly chopped
- ¼ bulb fennel roughly chopped
- 2 red onions quartered
- 2 cloves garlic crushed with the flat of a knife
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 full celeriac scrubbed well but not peeled
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 450 ml vegetable stock
- 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
- 1 tablespoon brown miso
- 85 ml white wine
- 2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
For the Marinade
- 50 ml roasting juice
- 100 g peeled cooked beetroot the vacuum packed stuff is fine, if you dont have time to cook it yourself
- ½ teaspoon old bay seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoon soy sauce
- 150 ml water
Make the Celeriac
Preheat the over to 180c.
In a cast iron dutch oven with a lid, place the leek, fennel, onions and garlic.
Rub the outside of the celeriac with the oil and season liberally with salt and pepper. Place in the centre of the stock pot with the other vegetables.
Pour in the stock, liquid smoke, miso, white wine and soy sauce. Place the lid on and pop it in the oven for a total of 1.5 hours, turning half way through.
Once cooked, remove the celeriac from the oven. A skewer should insert easily through the centre.
Set aside to cool, reserving the liquid remaining in the dutch oven.
Make the Marinade
Roughly grate the cooked beetroot into a small, deep plastic tupperware container.
Into the same container, place all the remaining ingredients and mix well. Leave to stand for 10-20 minutes until the liquid is a beautiful dark red.
Strain out the solids from the marinade using a fine mesh sieve and discard. Reserve the liquid.
To Finish
When cool (after about 30 min) remove the celeriac from the pot and slice using a mandolin into 3mm slices
Carefully set the sliced celeriac into the tub of marinade and leave to marinate for 10 minutes.
Remove the slices from the marinade and lay them on a piece of kitchen towel to absorb the excess liquid.
Arrange on a BEAUTIFUL rye bread sandwich with your fave vegan cheese, vegan mayo, sauerkraut, pickles and wholegrain mustard!
Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 744mg | Potassium: 396mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 315IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg