[ghost61]

One of my plants has toppled over so have harvested the roots and now have a load in the fridge. I know they don't store well, so was thinking of freezing them? Any advice on this gratefully received - do I blanch them, peel them, cook them first? I have no idea   

[LilacSandy]

I am exactly the same Ghost, this is my first year of trying them.  I did boil a couple last night to try them but they were soggy and bland.  Can anyone tell me how to cook them, or are they just like watery potatoes?

[ghost61]

They make a great soup. Also Rory them roasted with other root veg. I was going to mix some in with mash as a topping for tomorrow's fish pie......

[pigguns]

Chuck them in the roasting tray with the spuds (I don't pre-boil my JAs), you won't need a whole load, just a few is a lovely smokey addition espec with roast beef.  I have made soup but O the wind.....

[LilacSandy]

Will try that with the roast tomorrow Pigguns, I have heard about the side effects 

[pigguns]

I don't get a problem at all if I've had say 3/4 medium ones, but a whole soup bowl full was very uncomfortable  :blink:.  Nigel Slater has a few good receipes in his Tender book.

The family really like them now and search them out in the roasting tray.  I grow in the garden so I can dig when i need them and they come straight under the tap, dry off and into the fat.  I have peeled when they've been in the fridge but they go dark and it's fiddly.  I also use them in stir fries as water chestnuts.