Keto side dish "Potatoes with mushrooms"
2 servings
25 minutes
Keto side dish 'Potatoes with Mushrooms' is a refined alternative to traditional potato sides, perfectly fitting low-carb diet principles. The dish is based on celery root, which acquires a texture and aroma reminiscent of baked potatoes when prepared correctly. Combined with crispy golden lard bits, tender mushrooms, and fragrant onions, it creates a harmony of flavors enhanced by spices and fresh dill. This dish is not only nutritious but also delicious: it combines a crunchy texture with rich earthy notes of mushrooms and a hint of garlic's spiciness. The keto side dish is great as a standalone meal or as an appetizing addition to meat and fish dishes.
1
Cut the celery root into thin slices.
- Celeriac: 0.5 piece
2
Cut the lard into thick strips.
- Salo (cured pork fat): 70 g
3
Chop the mushrooms finely.
- Button mushrooms: 140 g
4
Peel a clove of garlic and crush it with a chef's knife. Finely chop the onion.
- Garlic: 1 clove
- Onion: 1 piece
5
Add crushed garlic and fat to the heated oil (2 tablespoons) in the frying pan.
- Olive oil: 5 tablespoon
- Garlic: 1 clove
- Salo (cured pork fat): 70 g
6
Stir as soon as the bottom side is browned.
7
After 2-3 minutes, transfer the lard to a bowl.
8
Add onions and mushrooms to the melted fat.
- Onion: 1 piece
- Button mushrooms: 140 g
9
After 2-3 minutes, stir and reduce the heat to medium. Fry for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then remove from heat and salt.
- Sea salt: to taste
10
Pour oil into the pan (about 3 tablespoons) and add celery.
- Olive oil: 5 tablespoon
- Celeriac: 0.5 piece
11
Once the bottom side is browned, salt and stir.
- Sea salt: to taste
12
After 3 minutes, add pepper and stir again. Reduce the heat to medium.
- Ground black pepper: to taste
13
After 3-4 minutes, transfer the 'potatoes' to a plate.
14
Add mushrooms and cracklings from fat. Mix, garnish with dill, and serve.
- Button mushrooms: 140 g
- Salo (cured pork fat): 70 g
