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judith

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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 05 10:30 am Post subject: Jerusalem artichokes - ideas please

I dug up the last of the artichokes on Sunday as I needed the bed for something else (well, I hope I got them all - Johnny artichoke is a slippery customer). I now have about 20lbs of them needing to be eaten.

I normally either roast them whole. slice them up and bake in milk/stock as artichokes "boulangï¿½re" or slice them and eat raw or use in stir fries.

I need some more recipe ideas or OH is going to rebel before they are all used up. What do you do with yours?

cab

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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 05 10:32 am Post subject:
I normally roast the few we grow Artichoke soup is very nice, and I'm reliably informed that they make a stonking wine.

twoscoops

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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 05 10:46 am Post subject:
yeah the soup is great, especially with a few capers thrown into the bowl at the table. A favourite of mine is a gratin, just like pommes dauphinoise. Another winner for us was pumkin and artichoke lasagne; pure, silky blandness, perfect for a TV supper.

judith

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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 05 11:02 am Post subject:

Twoscoops wrote:

pumkin and artichoke lasagne; pure, silky blandness, perfect for a TV supper.

That sounds interesting - do you purï¿½e the pumpkin and/or artichoke or leave them as chunks and add a white sauce?

twoscoops

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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 05 11:52 am Post subject:
I slice them into a pound coin thickness, and they soften in the bechemel.

sean
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 05 12:13 pm Post subject:
Jerusalem artichoke, cheese and potato pie is nice.

judyofthewoods

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Location: Pembrokeshire

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 05 12:14 pm Post subject:
I have juiced them along with carrats etc. They are quite juicy and sweet raw, so suitable for adding to a sweet juice. Also, the sugar in them is of a kind that diabetics can tollerate.

cab

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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 05 12:39 pm Post subject:
They store inulin, which is a fructose polymer we can't metabolise very fast. Various gas producing bacteria are on hand to help us, though, leading to the reputation artichokes have...

Nanny

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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 05 12:43 pm Post subject: artichokes
soup for mine with chicken stock,potatoe and cream finished off with a mere sprinkle of nutmeg..................... yummy but what on earth you do with 20lbs of them i have no idea i originally grew them for the goats to eat but they didn't like the tubers even though they really love the stems, leaves and flowers so had to find a decent recipe myself like them roasted as well

Gervase

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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 05 3:59 pm Post subject: Re: Jerusalem artichokes - ideas please

Judith wrote:

(well, I hope I got them all - Johnny artichoke is a slippery customer)

Not 'arf! Up in Hertfordshire a while back I looked over a garden I used to have 20 years ago, and there are still Jerusalem artichokes poking up through the jungle there!
They do make lovely soup though(particularly with nutmeg and cream), and will roast well if you put them in with a tray of other veg for variety. They can mash well with spuds and, though I haven't tried it, I've heard of them sliced, dipped in batter and fried teriyaki-style.
To stop them browning while you prepare them, keep them in a bowl of slightly acidified water (vinegar or lemon juice will do).

sean
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 05 4:11 pm Post subject:
My mum made a very nice salad with them once, I'll see if she's still got the recipe.

judith

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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 05 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: Jerusalem artichokes - ideas please

Gervase wrote:

Judith wrote:

(well, I hope I got them all - Johnny artichoke is a slippery customer)

Not 'arf! Up in Hertfordshire a while back I looked over a garden I used to have 20 years ago, and there are still Jerusalem artichokes poking up through the jungle there!

That thought is worrying me. In my last garden, the slugs ate every last trace of them. I was really determined to have a decent crop here, so I probably went a bit over the top with the planting. Hope I haven't created a monster!

I thought the pigs would eat them, but they have so far turned up their snouts. Might try boiling them up next and mixing them in with their mash. Otherwise, I shall work my way through all the above suggestions until OH puts his foot down.

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