Last night we made this recipe to use up the celeriac we got in our farm share. It was a winner – an excellent autumn supper. I was a little skeptical initially about the celery mash, but it turned out really excellent, with a nice delicate flavor and creamy texture.
It was a strange night last night, with the wind and rain wailing around our building. I associate strong winds with cold, but this was Tropical Storm Hanna (!) so it was pretty balmy.
I made several modifications to the recipe:
- instead of 2 lbs of celeriac I just used 2 roots, with just enough milk to cover the pieces, diluted with a little water.
- instead of bacon I used 3 slices of prosciutto
- I used more carrots, and more onion instead of shallots
- don’t skimp on the fresh rosemary! I used more like a tablespoon and it was excellent!
- instead of water in the lentils I used chicken broth.
- 2 lbs of pork tenderloin instead of 2.5
- As far as cooking the pork, I’d say don’t worry about the temp, just follow the time guidelines.
- I didn’t bother straining the sauce.
