Artichokes

[blushing]

My veg company has sent me 2 lovely artichokes. What do I do with it?

I have watched the video on the website, but are there any recipes that you can use them? Most recipes call for the jarred artichokes.

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They are really tasty on their own... cut the stem down and cut off the top. Then team in a pot or a microwave safe dish with a little water. If you do the microwave, wrap some saran wrap on the top. Then once done, when a knife can easily go in the stem -- pull off the leaves and dip in some mayo and scrape the "meat" off your tongue -- yummy!

[dulcemariamar]

You can add them to a paella.

[crimsonandclover]

I've also seen people dipping the leaves in melted butter and scraping the good part off. Haven't tried it myself, though. I love artichokes and have several good recipes for canned artichoke hearts, but have never bought whole ones because I feel a little overwhelmed. Kind of like whole pineapple...

Let me know what you do and whether it's good and maybe I'll try it, too!

[clickerish]

I make it with paella, but that might be overkill for you

[potatopie]

I just pinned this recipe for grilled artichokes:

jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/05/grilled-artichokes-with-lemon-garlic.html

[clogged]

Mail them to me....

[frlcb]

Cut the tips Of the leaves off and the top off and boil for an hour, melt butter and lemon, dip the leaves in and scrape off the 'meat'. Then when you get to the end pull off all remaining leaves to get to the heart and eat that, SO good

[heightsyankee]

May 28, 2012 8:40:51 GMT -5 crimsonandclover said:

I've also seen people dipping the leaves in melted butter and scraping the good part off. Haven't tried it myself, though.

When I was a kid, this was the big treat. My mom and I would steam up a couple and melt some butter. It's soooo good. And when you get to the heart, you have to take out the furry kind of stuff and then cut the heart up and eat that with butter. Soo good. The bigger outside leaves are tough but the closer you get to the center, the more tender and flavorful. My mouth is literally watering.

FYI- they take quite a while to steam, like more than 30 minutes

ETA: here is a good link that shows cooking, plus a photo of the choke and how to clean them.

[doctoranda]

We usually steam them and use a mix of some mayo and sesame oil as a dip instead of butter. I also like a mix of yogurt, mustard and mayo as a dip.

[azure]

I steam them for about 30 minutes and then dip the "leaves" in homemade aioli. So good.

[bail229]

I usually steam them with some garlic and oil. I love artichokes, I'll have to try all the ways listed. Yum!

[clogged]

see? waaaay to much effort. Just mail them to me!

[lolo]

Here are some recipes from my favorite organic delivery service here: www.abelandcole.co.uk/recipes/artichokeglobe.

[blushing]

Thanks Everyone!

Lolo, I got them in my delivery from Abel and Cole this week.

[anna7602]

This thread just made me hungry! And it's almost midnight here.