Steamed Artichokes
Ingredients
- fresh artichokes, stem & leaves trimmed
- melted butter
Special Equipment
How-to
- Clean artichokes under cold, running water
- Trim stem to about 3/4"
- Trim spines with scissors
- Put 2" of water in a pot, place artichokes in steamer basket and steam for 25-30 minutes
- Check every 10 minutes, with a knife inserted into the tip, to see if it's done. Artichokes are cooked when a knife tip goes easily into the tip
- Peel leaves, dip in melted butter, and scrape the leaf with your teeth to get the meat out of the leaf
- When you reach the choke, scope out all fuzzy & hairy areas and that will leave the edible artichoke heart
- Scoop out the heart and eat as it or chop and place in salads or pasta