Make Ahead
Sunchoke Lemongrass and Leek Soup
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10 Reviews
feastathome
October 14, 2011
This looks fantastic! I love sunchokes and lemongrass. Can't wait to try it.
TheWimpyVegetarian
October 14, 2011
Thanks feastathome!! I hope you try it. And I'd love to hear your thoughts if you make it :-)
gingerroot
September 30, 2011
This sounds delicious. I've never had sunchokes but love lemongrass and am always looking for ways to use it.
TheWimpyVegetarian
September 30, 2011
Thanks so much gingerroot!! They taste a lot like artichokes and ended up going really well with the lemongrass. I'd love to hear your thoughts if you make it!
hardlikearmour
September 30, 2011
This sounds really lovely. I'm a big fan of lemongrass & sunchokes. Saved.
TheWimpyVegetarian
September 30, 2011
Thanks HLA! I hope you like it, and I'd love to hear your thoughts if you make it!
Karin L.
February 7, 2010
How do you clean sunchokes??, it takes quite some time and it seams that lot is left on the root...
TheWimpyVegetarian
February 7, 2010
The fastest way I've figured out to clean sunchokes is to use a plastic pot scrubber. The ones in our stores here are a round mixture of yellow and red plastic strands. They don't have any soap or anything like that in them. The strands provide enough friction to remove most of the skin of sunchokes making the process MUCH faster, and the plastic strands that make up the scrubber allow you to get into the nooks and crannies of the root very effectively. Then I take a paring knife and remove any dark spots remaining. When I'm done, I've removed about 70%-80% of the skin, which is fine for this soup (and most soups and purees unless you're Thomas Keller) because what skin is left is pretty light colored. Hope this information helps!
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