Artichokes

[karadekoolaid]

I peeled and trimmed, trimmed and peeled, and…then I had a pile of peels and trimmings and nothing left in my hand!

I have to admit they're a bit of a PITA to prepare, and take quite a bit of patience (ie. a whole shovel load) to get them right.
At one stage, about 15 years ago, I had 3 or 4 artichoke "amuse bouche" on my catering list, including bacon-wrapped artichoke hearts.
Then someone asked for 100 portions, so I had to peel, prepare and cook about 20 kilos of the damned hairy things.
After that, I reserved the bacon-wrapped delights for family reunions - no more than 6 people

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Or you can just cheat

 

[karadekoolaid]

Yes you can. A kg of artichokes over here costs about $4 - 5, and I'd probably get 6 or 7 from that.
can you give Ocado a ring and ask if they deliver to Caracas?

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Yes you can. A kg of artichokes over here costs about $4 - 5, and I'd probably get 6 or 7 from that.
can you give Ocado a ring and ask if they deliver to Caracas?

I can just enter the delivery address into the website, they have delivery slots available from tomorrow evening

 

[Morning Glory]

I've never tried an artichoke and dont plan on trying them. Ever.

Russ

Sad - they are absolutely delicious and in fact are in my top 5 favourite vegetables.

Down here we pull off the leaves and dip in butter then scoop it off with your teeth.

Yes, that is how I eat them usually. And finally the prize at the the end - the fond d'artichoke. In France they are often served this way.

Incidentally, rather than boiling them you can microwave them in a fraction of the time.

 

[Morning Glory]

Or you can just cheat
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Tried these. Not a patch on fresh artichoke I'm afraid.

 

[Puggles]

I love artichokes - I’ve tried preparing them from whole twice, and each time, I peeled and trimmed, trimmed and peeled, and…then I had a pile of peels and trimmings and nothing left in my hand!

You take the very bottom row off and cut a quarter inch from the top.

 

[JAS_OH1]

I like eating a portion of the stems, too.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Tried these. Not a patch on fresh artichoke I'm afraid.

Thats a shame.
How did you cook them?

 

[rascal]

Sad - they are absolutely delicious and in fact are in my top 5 favourite vegetables.



Yes, that is how I eat them usually. And finally the prize at the the end - the fond d'artichoke. In France they are often served this way.

Incidentally, rather than boiling them you can microwave them in a fraction of the time.

Not sad, just someone else's opinion and future opinion.
We're all different.

Russ

 

[JAS_OH1]

Not sad, just someone else's opinion and future opinion.
We're all different.

Russ

If someone put it in front of you, you wouldn't try it?

 

[rascal]

If someone put it in front of you, you wouldn't try it?

Possibly if it had a sauce like bearnaise or hollandaise? I dont know which, Morning Glory will know???
I really dont know..I've seen it prepared on tv at some stage??

Russ

 

[JAS_OH1]

Possibly if it had a sauce like bearnaise or hollandaise? I dont know which, Morning Glory will know???
I really dont know..I've seen it prepared on tv at some stage??

Russ

I would dip the leaves in either of those or a lemon garlic butter. The hearts cooked and sauteed with crab and asparagus over pasta in a white wine butter sauce. Yummy. I think you'd like it very much.

 

[rascal]

If someone put it in front of you, you wouldn't try it?

Just thinking of it again. I saw a vid or TV of artichoke I didn't really take notice as it doesn't interest me. However I recently watched a vid of pakoras and I made and they were popular. I'm making again

Russ

 

[rascal]

I would dip the leaves in either of those or a lemon garlic butter. The hearts cooked and sauteed with crab and asparagus over pasta in a white wine butter sauce. Yummy. I think you'd like it very much.

I think I would possibly eat that if you serve it up to me.

Russ