Although they are excellent, celery seeds don't always show off in our spice racks, but if you have some available, find out how to add them to your dishes by reading this guide.
Steps
Step 1. You need to know that celery seeds have a very strong taste
Treat them like super concentrated celery.
Step 2. Use celery seeds in vegetable dishes and sauces
Adding even a few seeds will give a pleasant celery taste to the recipe.
Step 3. Use celery seeds for your pickled vegetables and in the preparation of chutneys and preserves
It will be enough to add some seeds to the other ingredients of the recipe.
Step 4. Add celery seeds to homemade bread and your baked goods
They are perfect for decorating and flavoring breads and focaccias.
Step 5. Add seeds to soups and stews
They will give thickness and taste to the dish. Try spreading them over thick winter soups, such as pumpkin.
Step 6. Season your fish dishes with celery seeds
To intensify the taste of your seafood recipes, add the seeds to your marinades, sauces or the ingredients of a foil cooking.
Step 7. Make an infusion with celery seeds
You can sip it before going to sleep or to fully enjoy a pleasant moment of relaxation.
- Pour 1 teaspoon (1-3 grams) of freshly ground celery seeds into a cup of boiling water (240 ml).
- Let the seeds steep for 10-20 minutes.
- Filter your herbal tea and drink it.
Step 8. Add celery seeds to the filling ingredients of your sandwiches
They will add a noticeable flavor to the recipe.
Advice
- Ground celery seeds are the main ingredient in celery salt.
- You can buy celery seeds at stores that sell herbs and spices, or order them online; simply make sure that the seeds chosen are not intended for planting.
- French and Cajun cuisine are known for using celery seeds in their recipes.
- Celery seeds come from a plant closely related to celery.
- Rich in flavonoids, coumarin and linoleic acid, celery seeds are a source of nutritious benefits for the body.
- Celery seeds also have healing properties. As a diuretic, they can increase urination. For centuries they have also been used to treat anxiety, inflammation and joint pain, although so far no scientific studies have shown these therapeutic properties.
- Celery seeds are also known as mosquito repellents.