Jerusalem artichokes

[WendyS]

Have just bought some for the first time. Any suggestions for the best way of enjoying them please?

[allotment10]

http://www.artichokes.org/recipes.html

http://www.artichokes.org/menu_recipes.html

http://www.thegutsygourmet.net/artichoke.html

http://whatscookingamerica.net/ArtichokeRecipe s.htm

http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/b lartichokes.htm

http://www.abel-cole.co.uk/Content/Recipes/Art ichokeJerusalem.htm

might find some nice recipies on these :-)

[Jugglering]

I love Jerusalem Artichokes, which are not the same as Globe Artichokes by the way :) and usually just peel them before boiling and mashing. I often mix them with mashed potato or other boiled and mashed root veg, adding a little salt and a small knob of butter. Just treat them as you would other hard root vegetables but be warned, they can assist you in producing a fair bit of *wind* ....

[welshfox]

peel them, chip them and deep fry them - stunning!!! they can take an age to peel though so have patience!x

[nickmo]

Hi W - 83 thoughts here as well: http://www.astray.com/recipes/?search=jerusale m

Lovely veg - but eat on your own-as above - or with the windows open.....soup, mash, fry, bake. saute or roast them. 'Purple' ones are considered the best. Also seasonaly best October to March. Once peeled and to stop them discolouring, add a squeeze of lemon juice to the water you keep them in before cooking.

The 'activity' is due to the amount of unabsorbable carbohydrate in the roots being worked on by bacteria in the gut plus the amount of frusctose present in them too. Just so you know.

I'm sure you know the name comes from the Italian girasole (stress the girasOle when you say it) meaning to turn with the sun, as the plant they come from (its the root you eat) is the sunflower of family North American origin, and yes its follows the sun in the day. ..