Celery-Root Skillet Pie

Directions

1. 1
   Combine the celery roots, potatoes, onions, salt and pepper.
2. 2
   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
3. 3
   Heat 6 tablespoons of fat in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet.
4. 4
   When the fat is hot but not smoking, dump the celery-root mixture into the pan and flatten with the back of a spatula.
5. 5
   Cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, until brown on one side.
6. 6
   Flip onto a plate.
7. 7
   Heat the remaining oil in the pan and brown the cake on the other side.
8. 8
   Place the pan in the oven and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the cake is cooked through.
9. 9
   Turn out onto a plate.
10. 10
    If the bottom sticks, scrape out the stuck parts and patch onto the cake.
11. 11
    Flip onto a second plate so that the unmarred side is up.
12. 12
    Serve with new-wave chowchow.