How to grow and eat Jerusalem artichoke? A detailed guide to planting and eating methods

There are many ways to prepare Jerusalem artichoke, so now let's take a look at how to make Jerusalem artichoke. How to grow Jerusalem artichoke? How to eat it:

How to grow Jerusalem artichoke:

Jerusalem artichoke is a relatively cold-tolerant and drought-tolerant plant and can withstand low temperatures. When growing it, make sure there is sufficient light. It is not very demanding when choosing soil, but acidic soil, swamps, and saline-alkali land are all unsuitable for planting.

How to eat Jerusalem artichoke:

1. Stir-fried Jerusalem artichoke with meat

Ingredients: Jerusalem artichoke, salt, chicken bouillon, scallion, cooking wine, oyster sauce, blended oil

Method:

1. Clean the Jerusalem artichoke and slice it. Mix the sliced meat with cooking wine and salt, and set aside.

2. Heat oil in a wok, add scallion and stir-fry, add the meat, stir-fry the sliced meat, push the meat to one side, and add the Jerusalem artichoke.

3. Add cooking wine and stir-fry, add chicken bouillon and stir-fry, and season with salt. It is ready to serve.

2. Jerusalem artichoke pickled with chili sauce

Ingredients: Jerusalem artichoke, doubanjiang, salt, spicy doubanjiang, white sugar

Method:

1. Wash the Jerusalem artichoke and dry off the moisture, cut into slices about 3mm thick, sprinkle with salt and toss evenly by hand, and pickle until it releases water and becomes soft, then drain well.

2. Take half of the Jerusalem artichoke slices and add 2 large spoonfuls of Pixian doubanjiang and one large spoonful of white sugar, and toss thoroughly until evenly mixed.

3. Put the remaining half of the Jerusalem artichoke slices with 2 large spoonfuls of Haitian spicy doubanjiang and one large spoonful of white sugar, and toss thoroughly until evenly mixed.

4. Put them separately into sealed jars and store for more than 3 days before eating.

3. Cold-tossed Jerusalem artichoke

Ingredients: Jerusalem artichoke, chili oil, salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar

Method:

Clean the Jerusalem artichoke, then slice it and put it in a bowl, add the seasonings, and finally toss well.

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How to eat Jerusalem artichoke: make delicious food no longer monotonous

Jerusalem artichoke has a special effect - it has a bidirectional regulating effect on blood sugar, meaning that on the one hand it can lower blood sugar in diabetic patients, and on the other hand it can raise blood sugar in patients with low blood sugar. The editor learned from the information that Jerusalem artichoke contains a substance whose structure is very similar to insulin produced in the human pancreas. When sugar appears in the urine, eating Jerusalem artichoke can control urinary sugar, indicating that Jerusalem artichoke has the effect of lowering blood sugar. The editor thinks that, however, when abnormal pancreatic function causes low blood sugar, taking Jerusalem artichoke can also raise blood sugar, thereby stabilizing and regulating blood sugar.

Common ways to eat Jerusalem artichoke

(1) Eat as a vegetable

① Fresh tubers can be stir-fried plain, or stir-fried with shredded meat; they are fragrant and crisp and tasty.

② Pickling: 50 kg of Jerusalem artichoke, wash and remove impurities, put into a ceramic jar, place a layer of Jerusalem artichoke and sprinkle with salt, using 9 kg of salt, and after putting it in, pour in an appropriate amount of clean water. The editor tells everyone to turn the jar once after one day, then once every two days after that, and it can be eaten after about 15 days. The flavor is tasty, and it can be served as a side dish with meals, with a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on diabetes.

(2) Use as coarse grains, feed, or to extract starch, make alcohol, etc. The aboveground stems can also be processed into feed.

(3) Medicinal use:  extract inulin for the treatment of diabetes. Mash the rhizome and apply externally to treat unnamed swellings and toxins and mumps. In terms of dietary therapy, 100 grams of Jerusalem artichoke tubers can also be used, washed and chopped, with 100 grams of rice washed clean, add an appropriate amount of water and cook together into porridge, then mix in salt and sesame oil before eating. It is suitable for people with diabetes, edema, and difficult urination.

Besides the above ways of eating, how else can Jerusalem artichoke be eaten?

Sweet sauce Jerusalem artichoke

First wash the Jerusalem artichoke, then sun-dry it until wilted, then put it into a container, add salt water and soak for about one month, take it out and dry off the moisture again, and finally immerse it in a brine of sweet sauce, soy sauce, white sugar, and Sichuan pepper; it can be eaten after about one week. Features: sauce-yellow color, crisp and refreshing texture, sweet and salty and appetite-stimulating, it is a Sichuan home-style dish or an accompanying dish for a high-grade Sichuan banquet. Production key points: in order to make the product highlight its crisp and refreshing mouthfeel, it must be air-dried to remove moisture before salting, and after salting it must be air-dried again to remove part of the moisture, and then the crisp and refreshing mouthfeel is formed; when mixing the seasoning brine, note that sweet sauce and white sugar should be used generously, and the amount of liquid should not be too much, presenting a marinated state, not a soaking pickle, and covered and sealed (jar-made) for a longer time gives a better flavor.

Sweet and sour Jerusalem artichoke slices

300 grams of Jerusalem artichoke, 2 grams of refined salt, 1.5 grams of monosodium glutamate, 3 grams of soy sauce, 10 grams of vinegar, 15 grams of white sugar, 5 grams of sesame oil.

The editor tells everyone to peel and wash the Jerusalem artichoke, cut into thin slices, blanch in boiling water until just cooked and remove, then put into cool boiled water to cool, remove and drain well, put into a basin, add refined salt, soy sauce, vinegar, white sugar, monosodium glutamate, and sesame oil, mix well, marinate to absorb the flavor, and when eating, serve it on a plate.

Jerusalem artichoke and water bamboo tossed with cold skin noodles

Ingredients: 50 grams of Jerusalem artichoke, 50 grams of water bamboo, 50 grams of lean meat, 150 grams of soaked wide mung bean starch sheets, 2 grams of ginger, 5 grams of garlic, 2 grams of scallion, 5 grams of red chili, 5 grams of cilantro.

Seasonings: 3 grams of refined salt, 3 grams of monosodium glutamate, 5 grams of tomato sauce, 5 grams of chili sauce.

The editor tells everyone the key operation points: the cooking time for Jerusalem artichoke and water bamboo should not be too long, and they must be chilled in cold water, so they taste crisp and refreshing.

Production process:

1. Shred the lean meat, Jerusalem artichoke, and water bamboo; mince the ginger, garlic, cilantro, and red chili; and chop the scallion into small pieces.

2. Add water to a pot and bring to a boil, add the Jerusalem artichoke and water bamboo and cook until just done, then remove and chill in cold water; marinate the shredded lean meat with a little salt, monosodium glutamate, and wet cornstarch for a moment.

3. Put the prepared Jerusalem artichoke, water bamboo, shredded meat, and starch sheets together into a bowl, add the above seasonings and mix well, then serve on a plate.

After reading the above introduction, do you feel that Jerusalem artichoke actually has so many ways to be eaten? Just looking at it makes it seem delicious, and the deliciousness is irresistible, so hurry up and make it yourself.

Ways to eat Jerusalem artichoke

1. Boil Jerusalem artichoke, cut into pieces, sprinkle with some white sugar or honey, and eat directly.

2. Pickled Jerusalem artichoke: wash fresh Jerusalem artichoke and slice it, soak with salt for half an hour, then pour off the excess water, add white sugar, chili, ginger, garlic, and other seasonings according to your own taste, stir well, let stand for three days, then open the jar and eat.

The introduction to the effects and functions of Jerusalem artichoke powder is finished. How about it, do you really want to go to the market right away and buy Jerusalem artichoke and Jerusalem artichoke powder to eat? Nowadays people usually like to eat meat and fried foods, and many young people eat greasy food for all three meals a day. The probability of young people developing diabetes increases every year. If a dish made with Jerusalem artichoke powder is paired with a meal in daily life, it can relieve the excess greasiness in the stomach and make our bodies healthier!