Anybody have good receipees for thistle.

[jerrynj]

I have a bunch of thistle all despiked and ready to be cooked. I tried all parts raw and It was okay. Tasted like lawn. Really though, it wasn't bad. An awesome survival food if you can avoid getting stuck. I am about to experiment with some cooked recipes. Anyone have some advice.

[riverjoe]

I've had thistle cooked in pasta dishes and it is quite mild . I would think a good use for it would be to mix with more pungent edibles like Toothwort ( horseradish flavor) Dandelions , wild Mustard and Pennycress .
Ive been wanting to find a light weight wok to carry into the field . I would sear a little bacon in the wok and cut into tiny chunks . Add a little oil if you want to cut down on Bacon and cook /wilt the greens together . Slice a hard boiled egg and add if you like .Use a nice Balsamic vinergette on the finished dish .

I should confess I've never tried this exact dish , but I have had a ton of Swiss Chard this way and I always thought it was delicious .

[Batch]

What kind of thistle?

Cirsium or Sonchus?

All of my experience has been with Cirsium and usually purple thistle (Cirsium horridulum). I have only tried the stem. Woody to cellulose at best. No real flavor.

[mountainmark]

My favorite part is the root. Prepare similar to Burdock. Around here we mostly have Bull Thistle.

[riverjoe]

What kind of thistle?

Cirsium or Sonchus?

All of my experience has been with Cirsium and usually purple thistle (Cirsium horridulum). I have only tried the stem. Woody to cellulose at best. No real flavor.

Cirsium Vulgare ( Bull Thistle ) is excellent in my opinion . Very similar to cooked celery ( lots of people don't like cooked celery ) Tender and not fibrous in the least . Im sure that varies from plant to plant .

[jerrynj]

Bull thistle

[jerrynj]

I've had thistle cooked in pasta dishes and it is quite mild . I would think a good use for it would be to mix with more pungent edibles like Toothwort ( horseradish flavor) Dandelions , wild Mustard and Pennycress .
Ive been wanting to find a light weight wok to carry into the field . I would sear a little bacon in the wok and cut into tiny chunks . Add a little oil if you want to cut down on Bacon and cook /wilt the greens together . Slice a hard boiled egg and add if you like .Use a nice Balsamic vinergette on the finished dish .

I should confess I've never tried this exact dish , but I have had a ton of Swiss Chard this way and I always thought it was delicious .

Thanks for the suggestions......

[jerrynj]

I ended up baking the stalk chopped up in tinfoil with some specked trout I caught with butter, garlic, and chipotle spice. Need to try some other recipes and ways to cook

[riverjoe]

That certainly sounda a lot more gormet then the last time I had thistle . I sauteed the thistle in a little oil added it to some Ramen noodles and use it as a side dish for my corn meal breaded yellow belly Bullheads .

[riverjoe]

Actually I have a pic of that somewhere around photo bucket .

[riverjoe]

Does that rule about no posting pictures expire after post number 10 ?

[crashdive123]

Does that rule about no posting pictures expire after post number 10 ?

Yes.......

[jerrynj]

Just caught some largemouth bass. Lets see what I can do with that and thistle and some stuff laying around at the house.

[mountainmark]

If yuo have bull thistle you really should try the tap root. It's a lot easier to deal with.

[riverjoe]

Here's some thistle I processed on an overnighter up in Michigan last summer

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[jerrynj]

very nice!!!!