Re: Artichokes Help
I do the same as you - boil or steam. I usually boil for about 45 minutes, but you can also steam them in the microwave. I know, people think microwaves are anti-cooking, but actually, they are friendly if you know how to use them. Just remember that microwaves rely on water, so anything that gets cooked by steaming does great in the mic. Also, the more quickly you cook your food, the more nutrients remain in it. And microwaves are really easy to clean [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Some people stuff them - they put tasty stuffing between the leaves. To me that's just way too much trouble and mess. (I'm a tiny bit of a neat freak). In restaurants I've seen a variation of that - they cut the artichoke in half lengthwise and put stuffing where the heart is and placed the heart on top. That was yummy.
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