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What to do with fennel and artichoke.
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We have started having a delivery of organic vegetables, but some of the things which have come are not ones we are familliar with. We have a fennel bulb and we think an artichoke, neither of which I have ever cooked with before. Can anyone suggest a suitable use for each of them, not necessarily in the same recipe. Many thanks.
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I've just found dozens of possible suggestions. Rather than give you lots of links, I'll just give you this one:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Put 'artichoke' into the search box ( - the one at the top left -) and click 'search'. Repeat for 'fennel'.
Since you seem uncertain about whether the vegetable you've got is actually an artichoke (and there are two types - globe and jerusalem - anyway), you might want to check the pictures here:
http://www.20kweb.com/clipart_vegetables_01.ht ml
Chris
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Put 'artichoke' into the search box ( - the one at the top left -) and click 'search'. Repeat for 'fennel'.
Since you seem uncertain about whether the vegetable you've got is actually an artichoke (and there are two types - globe and jerusalem - anyway), you might want to check the pictures here:
http://www.20kweb.com/clipart_vegetables_01.ht ml
Chris
Right, now I've worked out its not an artichoke, but I can't find anything which matches it. It is like a small, purple swede, but a bit longer and thinner and slightly more pointed than a swede. At the top are a few stalks with leaves and the bottom goes to a point and has been cut, like it had a long root on it. The flesh is creamy white and firm.
You have kohl rabi, there.
Tastes like cabbage when cooked. You can roast it whole, or dice and steam/boil, possibly mashed. I did a very nice dish with it in a cheese sauce a few weeks back. It's very versatile and very tasty.
You never see it in the shops, which seems a great shame to me. Only available 'home grown', so perhaps it doesn't work if grown commercially.
Tastes like cabbage when cooked. You can roast it whole, or dice and steam/boil, possibly mashed. I did a very nice dish with it in a cheese sauce a few weeks back. It's very versatile and very tasty.
You never see it in the shops, which seems a great shame to me. Only available 'home grown', so perhaps it doesn't work if grown commercially.
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