Baked Sunchokes (or Jerusalem Artichokes) is a simple and tasty side dish, perfect with any meat or fish dish, or as a delicious appetizer. Sunchokes, also known as Jerusalem artichoke, is a tuber with many health benefits and exceptionally versatile in the kitchen.
In our recipe, the sunchoke is sliced, seasoned with extra virgin olive oil, salt, and aromatic herbs to add flavor and freshness, and finally roasted in a fan oven at 392°F/200°C for about 25 minutes, for a crunchy, flavorful, and truly irresistible end result, best served piping hot with your favorite sauce.
What Do Sunchokes Taste Like?
With a consistency reminiscent of potatoes, it has a flavor similar to that of artichokes, delicate and aromatic, excellent paired with various ingredients and dishes. Rich in vitamins, minerals, and plant fiber, particularly inulin, it is a natural antioxidant, reduces cholesterol levels, and tends to regulate intestinal activity.
Ingredients
How to Make Oven Roasted Sunchokes (Jerusalem Artichokes)
Wash the sunchokes under running fresh water, rubbing the tubers.
Wash the sunchokes under running fresh water, rubbing the tubers.
Finely chop the aromatic herbs with a knife.
Finely chop the aromatic herbs with a knife.
Peel the sunchokes using a knife or a potato peeler.
Peel the sunchokes using a knife or a potato peeler.
Cut the tubers trying to obtain slices a few millimeters thick.
Cut the tubers trying to obtain slices a few millimeters thick.
Collect the slices in a clean bowl and season them with oil and salt.
Collect the slices in a clean bowl and season them with oil and salt.
Add the herbs and mix well.
Add the herbs and mix well.
Spread the slices on a baking tray, lined with parchment paper, so as to form a single layer.
Spread the slices on a baking tray, lined with parchment paper, so as to form a single layer.
Roast in a preheated fan oven at 395°F/200°C for approximately 25 minutes, turning the slices halfway through roasting, or in an air fryer for 15 minutes, always monitoring the level of browning.
Roast in a preheated fan oven at 395°F/200°C for approximately 25 minutes, turning the slices halfway through roasting, or in an air fryer for 15 minutes, always monitoring the level of browning.
Enjoy them while still hot and crunchy!
Enjoy them while still hot and crunchy!
FAQs
What Else Can I Add to The Oven Roasted Sunchokes?
To make the oven roasted sunchokes even tastier, you can add some lemon juice to the dressing made with extra virgin olive oil, herbs and salt.
If you like, you can also flavor the sunchokes with other aromatic herbs , such as thyme or rosemary, and with spices, such as sweet paprika, cumin, chili pepper or coriander.
Oven Roasted Sunchokes Variants
Try oven roasted sunchokes with walnuts: slice them thinly, arrange them on a nonstick baking sheet, season with a pinch of salt and pepper, and roast at 180°C (350°F) for about 20 minutes. Make an emulsion with lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, and mustard, pour it over the sunchokes, and bake for another 10 minutes. Sprinkle with walnut kernels and serve immediately.
How to Store Any Leftovers
Sunchokes are best eaten hot and fresh from the oven; alternatively, it can be stored in the refrigerator, in an airtight container, for a day.
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