Crispy Jerusalem Artichokes | Mama Jean's Natural Market
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With all this talk about Gut Health, a lot of us are asking "What foods can we eat to help support a healthy microbiome?" One answer is Jerusalem Artichokes, sometimes called Sunchokes. Jerusalem Artichokes are high in inulin, a prebiotic. Good gut flora, or our microbiome, love inulin! It's a natural fiber that feeds many different types of good bacteria in your gut. This is important because the more diverse your microbiome, the healthier it is.

We've found a simple yet delicious recipe from Bon Appetit's online November 2014 recipe archive. Enjoy!

Serves: 8 servings

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
Ingredients:
  • 2 Tbls. Olive Oil
  • 2 lbs. small Jerusalem Artichokes, scrubbed and quartered
  • Himalayan Pink Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper
  • 4 sprigs Fresh Rosemary
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) Unsalted Butter
  • 3 Tbls. Aged Balsamic Vinegar
Instructions:
  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat
  2. Add the sunchokes, 1/4 cup of water, season with salt & pepper
  3. Cover, and stir occasionally until sunchokes are fork-tender, about 8-10 minutes
  4. Uncover skillet, and stirring occasionally, cook until water is evaporated and sunchokes begin to brown and crisp, another 8-10 minutes
  5. Transfer to a platter
  6. Add rosemary and butter to skillet and cook, stirring often, until butter foams then browns, about 4 minutes
  7. Remove skillet from heat and add vinegar, scrapping up any brown bits
  8. Spoon brown butter sauce and rosemary over sunchokes
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