Artichokes - What to do with them?

jaynespain · 8 May 2007 at 10:47AM

Hi. I am a newbie and have been lurking this amazing site for ages and have now plucked up the courage to post! I have had my first delivery of organic veg and have 2 globe artichokes. I have never had them before and a recipe search doesnt bring up much either (assuming I am doing it right). Any suggestions would be very welcome.

thriftlady_2 · 8 May 2007 at 11:16AM

Yum yum

Soak them in salted water for an hour to get rid of any bugs that may be hiding in them.

Cut the stalk off and boil in water to which you have added a splash of vinegar or lemon juice (to stop them going brown). Boil for about half an hour or until a leaf will pull away easily.

Serve warm or cold with melted butter.

To eat - pull away the leaves, dip in melted butter and suck/scrape away the fleshy part of the leaf with your teeth (that's the base of the leaf).

When you have eaten all the leaves you will be left with a fibrous scary looking bit -that's the 'choke'. Don't eat it

Carefully cut the choke away to leave the 'heart' or the base of the artichoke, this should be tender and delicious, eat with melted butter.

It's a performance, but fun, enjoy

Seakay · 8 May 2007 at 11:17AM

http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blartichokes.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/food/recipes/queryengine?templatestyle=refine_by_1&config=db&SuppressCaching=0&scope=recipes&page=1&pagesize=15&attrib_1=ingredient_name&oper_1=eq&val_1_1=artichoke&attrib_2=programme_name&oper_2=eq&val_2_1=&attrib_3=chef_name&oper_3=eq&val_3_1=&attrib_4=course_name&oper_4=eq&val_4_1=&attrib_5=cuisine_name&oper_5=eq&val_5_1=&attrib_6=method_description&oper_6=eq&val_6_1=&attrib_7=method_description2&oper_7=eq&val_7_1=&attrib_8=season&oper_8=eq&val_8_1=&attrib_9=type_name&oper_9=eq&val_9_1=&attrib_10=vegetarian&oper_10=eq&val_10_1=&attrib_11=vegan&oper_11=eq&val_11_1=&attrib_12=healthy&oper_12=eq&val_12_1=&attrib_13=quick&oper_13=eq&val_13_1=&attrib_14=dairy&oper_14=eq&val_14_1=&attrib_15=parties&oper_15=eq&val_15_1=&attrib_16=gluten&oper_16=eq&val_16_1=&attrib_17=nut&oper_17=eq&val_17_1=&attrib_18=egg&oper_18=eq&val_18_1=&attrib_19=shellfish_free&oper_19=eq&val_19_1=&attrib_20=pregnancy_friendly&oper_20=eq&val_20_1=&attrib_21=food4child&oper_21=eq&val_21_1=&attrib_22=cookwithchild&oper_22=eq&val_22_1=&attrib_23=bd&oper_23=eq&val_23_1=&attrib_24=cb&oper_24=eq&val_24_1=&attrib_25=cv&oper_25=eq&val_25_1=&attrib_26=keywords&oper_26=eq&val_26_1=%2Bglobe+artichokes+%2Bfresh+globe+artichokes&more=fresh+globe+artichokes&submit=Search

http://www.cookingindex.com/recipes/23219/fresh-artichokes-with-mustard-sauce.htm

thriftlady_2 · 8 May 2007 at 11:18AM

Welcome to Old Style by the way

Pink. · 8 May 2007 at 11:27AM

Hi jaynespain,

Welcome to Old Style and congratulations on your first veg box.

These older threads may help:

bought loads 10p artichoke hearts what to do???

Just met my first Jerusalem artichoke???

Things to do with lentils, rice and artichoke hearts!

Pink

Penelope_Penguin · 8 May 2007 at 2:15PM

Pink, don't want to be picky, but Jerusalem artichokes are completely different from globe artichokes, and are cooked differently.

Jerusalem - root veg, looks a bit like a knobbly potato.

Globe - grows on a stem from a thistle-like plant. Othewise known as artichoke heart.

Penny. x

jaynespain · 8 May 2007 at 2:48PM

Thanks for the welcomes! Love this site. I couldnt find how to go back to check if I had any replies and it has taken me till now to find my thread! I will go and soak them now while I read all the recipes. Thanks

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