Hey cooks?

[saxikath]

Boston Organics gave me Jerusalem artichokes. I haven't a clue what to do with them. Any suggestions?

Comments

Don't overcook

[tenwii.livejournal.com]

Coat them in olive oil, pepper and rosemary, and bake at 350 for about 15 min. Underdone is much better than overdone!

Jenny

Re: Don't overcook

[saxikath]

Anything with olive oil and rosemary sounds good. :) Do you peel them?

Re: Don't overcook

[pernishus.livejournal.com]

Yes -- they are also good stir-fried after peeling and slicing, with some onion, garlic, and olive oil -- let them retain a goodly portion of their crunch...

Re: Don't overcook

[tenwii.livejournal.com]

Peeling.... I did not, since mine were crazy shaped, but you can. You don't have to. Try both! :)

They are neat. They don't have regular starch in them so they are atkins friendly, etc (not that I care, but as a biologist a root with no real starch interests me).

:)

Jenny

[totient]

Mix them with potatoes when making mashed potatoes. Yum! 'Course, you're probably mashed-potatoed out right around now.

not a recipe but a question

[toonhead-npl.livejournal.com]

So how do you like Boston Organics anyway?

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

I'm a big fan of anything raw, so I slice 'em into salad (they're really good with bitter greens & oranges) with a nice balsamic vinaigrette.

In this weather you could do a cream soup, like you would with potatoes. In fact, with potatoes is really nice. Chop up the artichokes with some taters (about as much artichokes as taters) and some leeks or onions if you got them as well, oh and some ginger root would be good. Cook in broth (I like chicken, but you can use veggie or even beef - sometimes I do half broth half dark beer; use about 3-4 cups of broth for 1 lb of veggies; herbs like savory or marjoram could only help) for about 25 minutes till the veggies are soft. Puree the broth & veggie mixture till it's smooth. Put back in the pot and bring to a simmer. Add heavy cream (or condensed low fat milk if you're watching your fat intake), salt & pepper (white pepper if you have it), and cook about 5 minutes till it's heated through.

[mixedborder.livejournal.com]

If your tastebuds agree with mine: Throw them away. ;-)

[fizzixrat.livejournal.com]

If your tastebuds agree with mine: Throw them away. ;-)

Before we started keeping rats as pets, my reaction would have been the same.

But those little rodents are happy to eat any vegetables you give 'em. ;)

[mixedborder.livejournal.com]

By all means, I would feed them to the rats if I had any. (I had one when I was around eight, but that was a long time ago.) Or compost them. Anything but eat them myself!