How to keep Celery Longer

I don't use celery very often in Chinese cooking and when I do, it's usually just 2-3 stalks at most per dish I make.

So you can imagine if I buy celery, it'll stay in my fridge for a very long time.

However if you just keep it in the fridge, it'll wilt rather fast and become limp. Definitely not ideal if you want to use it in stir fry or even just eat it as is.

To keep celery over a long period of time, put it into water as if you meant to grow it!

If you keep it out of the fridge, over time you will find it sprouting leaves even if it doesn't grow taller.

If you don't want more leaves, then put the celery in the cup of water in the fridge and it will slow down it's growth.

You can revive limp celery this way too!

My husband left half a stalk of celery in the fridge for a week after he cooked with it and it was quite limp by the time I found it in the fridge.

I cut off a bit of the bottom and put it in a cup of water on my counter top.

The first day the celery was all bent over the cup and I had to stand it up against the paper towels.

The second day it had more strength and only the top was curled over.

By the third day it's fully standing up straight on it's own and all ready for me to use whenever I want.

Happy cooking.

Categories: Celery, Tips