Jerusalem Artichokes

[Guest guest]

How does one peel these things -- they are so bumpy?

 

 

> If you can get Jerusalem artichokes ( " sunchokes " ), I highly recommend

> them.

> Shoshana

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I just scrub them very well with a brush.

Shoshana

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Annice Grinberg

Thursday, November 10, 2005 3:35 PM

Re: Jerusalem artichokes

 

 

How does one peel these things -- they are so bumpy?

 

 

> If you can get Jerusalem artichokes ( " sunchokes " ), I highly recommend

> them.

> Shoshana

 

 

[Guest guest]

I have a large qauantity of Jerusalem artichokes, also known as

something like tompinambour. I have roasted,chipped and made soup with

them. Does anyone have any other good ideas?

 

 

Chris

[Guest guest]

> I have a large qauantity of Jerusalem artichokes, also known as

> something like tompinambour. I have roasted,chipped and made soup with

> them. Does anyone have any other good ideas?

 

Not really - you seem to have covered all bases. I use them sometimes with other

root

veggies in a root veggie stew, just cubed. Lovely texture.

 

Topinambur (Helianthus tuberosus)? They're also called sunchokes. I also found a

reference to using them (instead of potatoes) in latkes. And this is a baked

dish in which

you might be interested (WARNING: not vegetarian. Vegetarians should substitute

vegetable stock for ch*cken stock, and vegans could get inventive with soft

tofu, thinned,

for the cr*am):

 

http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blv217.htm

 

They're in our shops bigtime right now and we haven't tried them in ages. Why

not, I

wonder!!!

 

Let us know what you do with them, okay? Good luck!!

 

Love and hugs, Pat