Jerusalem artichoke advise

[trappa 518]

This is my first year at growing these artichokes and to be honest havent got a clue what to do with them, i havent even tried them before! So...............

I know im to harvest them this month but then what??

How do i cook them? How do i store them, like potatoes? How do i go about storing some for planting again next year?

Any help at all will be some help.

Thanks muchly!

[bert the fert 28]

This is my first year at growing these artichokes and to be honest havent got a clue what to do with them, i havent even tried them before! So...............

I know im to harvest them this month but then what??

How do i cook them? How do i store them, like potatoes? How do i go about storing some for planting again next year?

Any help at all will be some help.

Thanks muchly!

 

 

I love this veg ! It's versatile, tasty and nutricious and even though it looks a bit like a nobbly little spud, it's actually a member of the sunflower family. Generally speaking i treat it much as i would a potato, apart from the fact that if you slice it very thin, you can use it in salads. For the most part though, i cook them.

 

You can parboil, then sauté them with pancetta, thyme, a splash of madeira, and wild mushrooms as a side dish. You can make all sorts of soups out of them. You can roast them with garlic and herbs as you would potatoes. You can boil them with spuds and mash them with cream, butter, seasoning and a little nutmeg....ps, this mash is even better if you fry off some pancetta and finely sliced leeks then fold it into the mash. Yum.

 

Sorry i can't help on the storage, they never last long enough in this house for that to be an issue

[trappa 518]

Cheers bert, once again you come up trumps!

[blacktabs 3]

Trumps thats what you get off of jerusalem artichokes if you can put up with the wind :sick: they give you then great

[bert the fert 28]

Trumps thats what you get off of jerusalem artichokes if you can put up with the wind :sick: they give you then great

 

Ferocious, aren't they

 

 

And @ trappa; you're very welcome. If you lived closer i'd invite meself to an afternoon in your kitchen because i know it would be right interesting. I love learning from other cooks

[trappa 518]

Bert you would have been more than welcome too. I dont class myself as a cook though! I have an unhealthy interest in preserves and pickling, thats about as culinary as i get!

[bert the fert 28]

Bert you would have been more than welcome too. I dont class myself as a cook though! I have an unhealthy interest in preserves and pickling, thats about as culinary as i get!

 

 

You'd have been welcome to the crop off my apple tree. That bloody sour and astringent that all they're fit for is chutney ! Though i have wondered if they'd be decent cider apples

[eulb36 0]

Hi

For storage best dug up when you want them (after the first frost), a couple of days in the fridge at most. For next years crop replant or leave 1 , or leave 1 plant to be dug up split and plant where you want them in early spring.

 

Happy trumping

[trappa 518]

Thanks eub!