Ingredients and steps for pickled Jerusalem artichokes

There are many ways to pickle Jerusalem artichokes. I’ll briefly introduce a few of them below. I hope you like them.

Jerusalem artichoke

Jerusalem artichoke is also known as devil ginger. Pickled Jerusalem artichokes are delicious. The nutritional value and efficacy of Jerusalem artichokes are recognized by industry insiders. So let us take a look at the pickling method and nutritional value of Jerusalem artichokes.

How to pickle Jerusalem artichokes

Pickled Jerusalem Artichokes

Ingredients: 1000 grams of Jerusalem artichokes, 1000 grams of old salt water, 10 grams of brown sugar, 5 grams of white wine, 20 grams of salt, a spice bag (10 grams of peppercorns, 20 grams of aniseed, 10 grams of fennel, and 10 grams of cinnamon).

Steps: First wash the Jerusalem artichokes and dry them in the sun. Add all the spices into the old salt water and mix well. Then add the Jerusalem artichokes. The salt water should cover the Jerusalem artichokes and seal the jar. It can be eaten in about 7 days.

Sweet and Sour Ginger

Ingredients: 300 grams of Jerusalem artichokes, 2 grams of refined salt, 1.5 grams of MSG, 3 grams of soy sauce, 10 grams of vinegar, 15 grams of sugar, and 5 grams of sesame oil.

Steps: Peel and wash the Jerusalem artichokes, cut into thin slices, blanch in boiling water until cooked, remove from the slices, and cool in cold water. Remove from the slices, drain and place in a bowl, add salt, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, MSG, and sesame oil, mix well, marinate and serve on a plate.

Salted Jerusalem artichokes

Ingredients: 1000 grams of Jerusalem artichokes, 200 grams of salt, and 200 grams of cold boiled water.

Steps: Wash the fresh Jerusalem artichokes with clean water and drain them. Put them in a jar layer by layer of salt, sprinkle more salt on the top, and then pour in cold boiled water. The water should be enough to cover the Jerusalem artichokes. After 25 days, the jar will be ready.

The efficacy and nutritional value of Jerusalem artichoke

Jerusalem artichoke has a bidirectional regulating effect on blood sugar, that is, on the one hand it can lower the blood sugar of diabetic patients, and on the other hand it can increase the blood sugar of hypoglycemic patients.

Studies have shown that Jerusalem artichokes contain a substance that is very similar in structure to endogenous insulin in the human pancreas. When sugar appears in the urine, eating Jerusalem artichokes can control sugar in the urine, indicating that it has the effect of lowering blood sugar. When people have hypoglycemia, eating Jerusalem artichokes can also relieve it. Therefore, Jerusalem artichokes are the favorite food of diabetic patients.