Earlier this week my friend and co-worker told me she was digging up
Jerusalem Artichoke and asked if I wanted any to eat. Feeling adventurous I decided to give them a try. I washed them and tried them several ways. My favorite cooking method was cooking them like hash browns although they did not stick together. I also baked some and ate them in the skin. Again they were tasty. They are a tuber like a potato, but smaller and more flavorful. You can find lots of recipes online including
this one by Emeril Lagasse. I mashed the rest of them and they turned out good although not smooth. They have more fiber than potatoes, the flavor is excellent, and yes I would eat them again. Would I go to the work of digging them? Maybe.
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| Jerusalem Artichoke in bloom |
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| Jerusalem Artichoke washed and ready to cook |
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| Jerusalem Artichoke pealed |
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| Cooking Jerusalem Artichoke like Hash Browns |
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