When I was a little kid, my mom always used to make artichokes and dip the leaves in lemon butter. I had forgotten how much I really liked them, and while at the farmer's market today I found some for cheap! So I picked up two and brought them home, figuring it would be easy to cook them up.
Here is the recipe I found:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2310339_cook-artichokes.html
I am confused. I mean, ok it says to cut off the stems so they lay flat. No biggie, but then it says remove the bottom leaves. Where am I supposed to remove them to? They all look the same to me. Ugh.
Also, remove the top part? Because of spikes? I don't see anything, but I cut away the top few leaves that appeared to have rough edges. Into the pan they go.
Anyway, it's been about 30 minutes and the lid on my dutch oven is rattling like I have a family of rats in there, and I'm slightly concerned.
I'll have to post pictures later as I just realized the camera is MIA, and I think my stove is about to catch on fire.
update:
ReplyDeleteok when it says remove the bottom layer of leaves, go about 3-4 rows up from the stem. they just didn't cook and were too tough. as for the top part, just get rid of the leaves or edges that have spiky or rough edges.
overall, they turned out pretty good. i melted some butter, added about a 1/4 cup of lemon juice to it, and added 1/4 tsp minced garlic. it was the yum!