Jerusalem Artichokes

Steve S · **Posted:** Sat Jun 05, 2010 10:34 pm

I’ll be damn, how did you get them so clean, do you have a Front Loading washing machine?
I have spent the whole afternoon scrubbing them one by one and still have a third of them left for tomorrow.

Are you aware that the ‘chokes’ should be left for few days in the sun or in the fridge before use?
They contain inulin, not starch, and it gets partly converted into fructose if left in the sun or fridge (or harvested after the first frosts).
It also reduces those undesirable side effects :ohdear:

. (Re: Herbs & Spices, by Susanna Lyle)

An idea on how to get two uses of them.

http://mariquita.com/recipes/sunchokes.html (Sunchoke Gratin) (or similar recipe)

Do not put salt in the water, but later after straining the chokes.

And use that (unsalted) strained water for
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/request157.asp or
http://www.wine-making-guides.com/artichoke_wine.html

curnow · **Posted:** Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:42 pm

I just hosed them off. They were grown in good Bindoon white/grey sand :mrgreen:

Steve S · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:35 pm

Some of those chokes baked,
nothing spectacular, just like mashed potatoes, a bit nutty taste.

And the byproduct happily bubbling away.
Somebody will recognise that keg. (thanks F&F)

earthbound · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:25 pm

Well that is a good idea..... Love your air lock too Steve..

mantis · **Joined:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:07 pm **Posts:** 24

Have them growing here and harvested a few when clearing the area for the new AP system

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Used to get shocking :fart:

when mum used to roast them when I was young. But these ones that I have grown here dont seem nearly as bad

Granny Smith · **Posted:** Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:13 pm

They make a really nice gratin (potato bake).

I saw a TV programme on them at the weekend (Edible Garden with Alys Fowler on Lifestyle). She says you can leave them in the ground and only take what you want as you need them.

She also said that if you add Winter Savory when you cook them it helps in the gas department.

I planted some a while ago that I bought at the supermarket, but no sign of them yet.

mantis · **Joined:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:07 pm **Posts:** 24

They probably wont shoot for a while yet

dufflight · **Posted:** Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:59 pm

Mine are in the ground. Somewhere. :confused:

Simo · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:38 pm

I just harvested my first tubers from one plant I bought from the BYAP shop when I picked up the quails (may they rest in peace) and I was quite impressed with the yield. I boiled one to try it and it Really does taste like artichoke.

I am keeping some of the tubers to plant out again, does any one know when they are best planted?

Charlie · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:05 pm

Ive never seen them before, pretty cool looking vegie

Jaymie · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:14 pm

Steve S makes really nice wine out of them

Simo · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2012 4:38 pm

Also really nice roasted I just found out, also found out first hand about the :fart:

curnow · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:15 am

G'Day Simo,
I actually leave/store them in the ground where they grew. When we want some I just go and scratch around and get what we need. We never get them all and when the time comes they just pop up all by themselves and become the next crop :thumb:

Simo · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:06 pm

Thanks Curnow, I like the idea of a veggie that grows and takes care of itself.

Simo · **Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:07 pm

Steve S wrote:

Are you aware that the ‘chokes’ should be left for few days in the sun or in the fridge before use?
They contain inulin, not starch, and it gets partly converted into fructose if left in the sun or fridge (or harvested after the first frosts).
It also reduces those undesirable side effects :ohdear:

. (Re: Herbs & Spices, by Susanna Lyle)
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This is true, I left some of mine in the fridge fo a few days and they went slightly soft, then I roasted them, the next day there was no marked increase in the production of noxious gases :fart:

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