How does one use burdock? We have a lot of it growing wild due to a
cattle herd that was here before we bought the place spreading it around
the farm. We did dig some up this spring but the roots had already
gotten woody. So now we are thinking of digging roots this fall (would
that be correct?) and selling them but before we do we really ought to
know something about how to prepare burdock.
Lucy
Early fall before it gets woody Lucy. I slice it across thinly and
use it in stir fries.
kathryn
We grate the roots after cleaning and eat raw mostly. Quite palatable.
Don't make the mistake of trying to eat the leaves. They are very usefull
against varicose veins but very bitter.
john
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Oh how I wish burdock would grow wild here. We live surrounded by
extinct volcanoes and the soil is volcanic. I had to dig out thousands
and thousands of stones to even make my garden. Burdock is such a deep
and long root it would never grow here. I tried growing it in a pot
once but it didn't develop well. I don't know much about it but it
probably needs those extreme weather conditions, either very hot or
very cold which we don't get here in Auckland.
I miss lots of lovely Japanese recipes. The vegetable is called goboo
in Japanese. Here are my favourites:
Goboo salad
Soak the goboo in water then boil with a little vinegar and salt. Cool.
Arrange with cress and 3 sliced radishes on lettuce leaves. Dress with
a little sesame mayonnaise - 1 tsp lemon juice, l tsp sesame oil, 3
tablespoons sesame seeds, 80 gms mayonnaise, 1tablespoon white wine.
Goboo saute
Saute 300gms sliced goboo. Add 100 gms sliced carrot and 1 chopped and
seeded chilli (fresh or dried). Add seasonings- 2tablespoons water, 2
tablespoons sugar, 2.5 tablespoons Japanese soy sauce. Continue to
saute until the liquid is fully reduced. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and
serve.
As you can see burdock goes best with sesame taste
Dallas
