Jerusalem artichoke or "earth pear" is not only a delicious, but also very useful root crop, which can become an indispensable ingredient of many dishes on your table. And the variety of dishes from this vegetable is impressive: it's salads, and fritters, and jam, and even kvass from Jerusalem artichoke. With the constant use of Jerusalem artichoke, toxins are emitted from the human body, weight is reduced, forces are restored with fatigue, and in general the condition of the organism improves. Thanks to this useful vegetable, the body's immune system is strengthened. It helps to prevent heart attack, stroke, and gastrointestinal diseases.
Jerusalem artichoke contains in its tubers a lot of vitamins and minerals (potassium, zinc, iron, silicon). In addition, tubers of Jerusalem artichoke are rich in proteins, sugar, pectic substances, organic acids and especially valuable vegetable analogue of insulin - polysaccharide inulin, which utilizes glucose in the human body. Therefore, Jerusalem artichoke is advised to eat people who have diabetes.
In cooking, the pulp of tubers of ground pear is cooked, fried and stewed. Jerusalem artichoke can also be successfully baked in the oven, as an independent dish, and with the addition of other vegetables, meat products and cheese. You can also find in the store chips or candied fruits from Jerusalem artichoke.
How to cook Jerusalem artichoke at home?
Ingredients:
- root crop of Jerusalem artichoke with a weight of 300-400 g;
- carrots slightly more than average -1 pcs;
- red bell pepper - 1 pc;
- fresh cucumber - 2 pcs;
- fresh cherry tomatoes - 2 pcs;
- olive oil - 3-4 tablespoons;
- greens ;
- ground black pepper and salt.
Preparation
First my root and carrots and peel. Three on a small grater carrot and Jerusalem artichoke, chop the onion and greens. We clean seeds from red Bulgarian pepper and cut into strips. Cucumbers can be peeled and cut into thin plates. Cherry tomatoes are cut into small slices. The ingredients are mixed, salt to taste and fill with olive (sunflower) oil. If desired, add ground black pepper or other flavoring seasoning.
Jerusalem artichoke with carrots
Ingredients:
- Jerusalem artichoke purified - 200 g;
- apple - 150 g;
- carrots - 100 g;
- sour cream - 40 g;
- salt pepper;
- fresh greens.
Preparation
Peeled apple cut into strips. Carrots and Jerusalem artichoke are cleaned and rubbed on a large grater. All the ingredients are put in a salad bowl, season with sour cream, salt and pepper and mix. Top with fresh greenery. Supplement the taste of this salad with pine nuts or cashews.
Using Jerusalem artichoke is possible to prepare a variety of dishes. Here, for example, pancakes made from Jerusalem artichoke are very nourishing, tasty and remind of something draniki, but with a sweetish taste.
Fritters from Jerusalem artichoke
Ingredients:
- root crop of Jerusalem artichoke with a weight of 400-500 g;
- egg - 1 piece;
- flour - 3-4 tablespoons;
- salt - 0.5 tsp;
- soda - 0,5 tsp;
- table vinegar - 1 tbsp;
- pepper ground black;
- garlic - 3-4 wedges;
- coriander - 0,5 tsp;
- refined sunflower oil.
Preparation
We clear Jerusalem artichoke from the peel and three on a grater or grind it in a blender. We add to the artichoke one egg, ground coriander, black pepper, chopped garlic, salt and mix everything neatly. Gasim soda with a small amount of vinegar and add to the resulting mass. Mix the flour gently to a consistency of thick sour cream. On a well-heated frying pan pour refined sunflower oil and then spread out our spoonfuls with a spoon and fry from both sides on a small fire until a ruddy crust.