"Jordskokker" soup

Not long time ago I went to have lunch with a dear friend in a friendly,
casual restaurant here in Aarhus, and for the first time ever I ate
a "Jordskooker soup" or in English a " Jerusalem artichokes soup".
I had never seen this kind of tuber, that is commonly found in the
local supermarket.
I loved the soup and I got curious about the good properties of
this ugly looking tuber.

I found out that it is rich in soluble fibre, it contains small amounts of
Vit C, A and E, but most of all it contains a fair amount of Potassium.
Of course I had to prepare the soup again in my kitchen.
I did it with good result and compliments from my official tasting expert,
my husband.

Here is the recipe for you!

Jordeskokker soup

Ingredients for 4 people:
1 kg of jerusalem artichokes
1 onion
1 clove of garlic
2 celery stalks
1 small potato
2 TBS extra virgin olive oil
vegetable stock or salted water (around 4 cups)

Peel the jerusalem artichokes using a carrot peeler and dice them.


Heat the oil in a soup pot and cook the onions and celery for few minutes.
Add garlic and saute' for 1 minute.
Add the diced potato and the jerusalem artichokes, then cover it all with water or vegetable stock.
Bring to boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook till tuber starts to break, around 30/45 minutes.
Using an immersion blender , puree the soup.
You can serve it with bread croutons
(just sautee for few minute diced bread in olive oil)
or with crunchy bacon.