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Celery root mash with a grilled lean beef patty (5% fat)

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 40 minutes, around $1.97 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

40mintotal
≈ $1.97a serving
364kcalper serving
31gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Celery root mash with a grilled lean beef patty (5% fat), a serving idea
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  1. Prep the celery root

    Peel the 0.4 kg of celery root and cut it into cubes of about 2 cm. Peel the garlic clove and cut it in half.

  2. Boil the celery root

    Put the cubes and garlic in the saucepan, cover with cold salted water and bring to a boil. Simmer until a knife slides in with no resistance.

  3. Drain the celery root

    Drain in the colander, saving a small glass of the cooking water. Don't mash it yet, just put the cubes and garlic back in the empty saucepan.

  4. Mash it

    Warm the 8 cl of milk in the small saucepan, then pour it over the celery root with the 20 g of butter. Mash with a fork or potato masher, season with salt and pepper, and add a splash of cooking water if it's too thick.

    Tip · Add the hot milk in two goes and the cooking water little by little so you stay in control of the texture, since well drained celery root soaks up liquid fast.

  5. Shape the patties

    Season the 240 g of ground beef with salt and pepper, then shape 2 patties about 2 cm thick without packing them too tight.

  6. Grill the patties

    Heat the skillet over medium-high with 1 tbsp of olive oil. Cook the patties about 4 min per side, until cooked through with no pink left, at least 70 °C inside.

    Tip · Don't press the patties with the spatula while they cook, you'd lose their juices. Cut one open in the center to check there's no pink left.

  7. Plate and serve

    Divide the hot mash between two plates and top each with a patty. Finish with freshly ground pepper.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 364 kcal. 12% comes from carbs, 34% from protein and 53% from fat.

11 gCarbs
31 gProtein
21 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy364 kcal
Protein30.6 g
Carbs10.8 g
of which sugars5.3 g
Fat21.4 g
of which saturated fat9.4 g
Fiber9.1 g
Salt0.3 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $1.97 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $3.94for 2 people
≈ $1.97a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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