Comments on: Jerusalem Artichokes – like Diamonds, are Forever

By: Eve

Eve — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:28:17 +0000

Thank you for this article. We have a large contained bed here in Canberra. Even my daughter likes these roasted which are similar to potatoes but with a nuttier flavour. Thanks for the tip about boiling before roasting. Jerusalem Artichoke soup is also delicious – we use one onion, jerusalem artichokes and 1 potato, cook and then blend. It is naturally creamy so has the effect of a cream soup.

By: Fiona

Fiona — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:14:57 +0000

Thank you for your article. It was so informative! I have a great deal of artichokes which need to be dug so I can replant in my garden so I was desperate for some storage tips. (after not having too much success in previous years)I remember my grandfather growing these when I was very young and ws so excited to get hold of some about 4 years ago, and since then the supply has been massive! The taste is something I have always loved, especially in a delicious slow cooked lamb stew this time of year! Thanks again

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:03:31 +0000

Wrote a comment back on March 14th. We have since harvested some artichokes and are still harvesting! They are such a versatile vegetable. We had them oven roasted tonight. Simply washed them well, cut off any odd coloured or small knobbly ends and put them in a roasting dish, drizzled olive oil on them and sprinkled them with a little pepper and salt. Roasted for about 20 mins or so in 200 C oven. Turning them occasionally. Delicious. Once we also cut them into smallish slices (using them as if they were a water chestnut for texture) and added them to a spicy asian pork mince and put them inside wonton wrappers and gently boiled them and then added them into a asian style soup. A nutty flavour, hard to describe but delicious.

By: Judy

Judy — Thu, 19 May 2011 06:57:57 +0000

P.S I am going to attempt to make gnocchi with them as well

By: Judy

Judy — Thu, 19 May 2011 06:56:33 +0000

Hi, My brother in law got a bag for me from his workplace last week and I made a delicious cauliflower and jerusalem artichoke soup. He has brought me some more and I am wondering if there is any way I can freeze them?

By: Stan

Stan — Mon, 16 May 2011 06:36:51 +0000

I have only eaten artichokes either boiled or raw, they have a very similar texture to a water chestnut when sliced or cubed and added to a salad, (removal of skin is optional if you scrub them well). The timing of boiling them is critical as when removed from heat they tend to keep cooking for a little while, properly prepared they are a little firm/ to slightly soft, over cooking them results in a sloppy mush, they still taste the same but the texture thing is destroyed. I have read articles on here where people prepare them boiled and mashed, and baked, it all sounds feasible, I guess that you gonna have to experiment with using them as a substitute for potato in other recipes. I wish you a lot of luck. p.s. this vegetable the warnings of wind in many people is justified, so you need to keep this in mind when deciding to give them a try.

By: Stan

Stan — Sun, 15 May 2011 12:48:56 +0000

Hi Cheryl I have fond memories of eating them as a child in Tassie, I now live in Melbourne, and I still grow them from tubers that I brought back from Hobart, you will need to ask around, particularly in older parts of town, cause as they say once you plant them you have them for life, my parents grew them in moonah, if this is any help, I would send some tubers but it would prolly be very illegal cause of the clean green Tassie laws. I would start by asking some keen gardener type older locals. Good luck

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:20:08 +0000

Thank you for a great article. Very informative. Your page was first on the list in our google search for information on jerusalem artichoke. We planted a few tubers in our a veggie garden a few years ago and had forgotten that we did. They kept coming up every year and grew so tall and so vigorously that we wondered what they were. We spotted the yellow daisy like flowers this morning that looked like our sunflowers in another part of our veggie garden and decided to google. We are going to harvest some in the next day or so. We have book marked your page for further reference.

By: cheryl burns

cheryl burns — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:48:41 +0000

Artichokes are a vegetable i remember fondly from my childhood and I am now wanting to grow them – but I have not been able to find either tubers or seeds. Can you please tell me where I can source them in Tasmania?

Thankyou
Cheryl

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:47:23 +0000

I have just harvested approx 200 tubers from 6 plants and had no idea on how to cook them or store them. Great little article. Can they be eaten/cooked fresh out of the ground or are they better stored/refrigerated first?
Cheers,
Lawrence.