Guest guest Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Hi, Can anyone give me a tutorial on how to prepare globe artichokes? I know that you have to remove the 'choke', but do I get to it by chopping off the bottom and scooping it out or do I go in from the centre of the leaves etc. I really do not have a clue about what to do. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. regards, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 C259s wrote: > Hi Marie, > > Thanks for the link to the website. That will be very helpful when I want to > prepare artichoke hearts. I was actually wanting to know how to prepare the > artichoke for cooking 'whole' so that the leaves can be dipped in sauce/butter > as described at the beginning of the website article. > > Just wash them well, cut the leaf-tips off if you want (it isn't really necessary) and simmer/steam them in a little water, covered.. The cookedchoke lifts out easily, usually whole, when you get that far in. And if a bit is left behind, it can be scooped out easily with a spoon. Simple. . .which means you can concentrate on making the hollandaise sauce. Just don't serve wine with artichokes; they contain a chemical that tends to make even a dry one taste cloyingly sweet. I've heard there are a very few wines that don't react that way with artichokes, but I don't know if that's true, or what they are. . ..and since I no longer drink, I can't go test 'em for ya. So: Iced tea with artichokes. Remember, it's the house wine of the Midwest. Rain @@@@ \\\\\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 here is a wonderful u-tube demonstration on preparing the artichoke she uses scissors to cut the leaves i just use a very sharp knife and cut them all at once on a cutting board http://utube.smashits.com/video/vTmLBRLRjS8/Prepping-Artichokes.html Linda in Tennessee On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 2:46 AM, <C259s wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone give me a tutorial on how to prepare globe artichokes? I know > that you have to remove the 'choke', but do I get to it by chopping off the > bottom and scooping it out or do I go in from the centre of the leaves etc. > I > really do not have a clue about what to do. Any advice would be greatly > appreciated. > > regards, > Chris > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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