How Do You Cook Artichoke?

The simplest way to cook artichokes is to wash the artichokes in cold water. After washing the artichokes in cold water, the top inch or so is cut off from each of the artichokes and the leaves which have thorns at the top of each of the artichokes have to be pulled out. The artichokes must then be boiled in salted water for a duration of between 20 minutes and 45 minutes until they are tender.

The artichokes must be drained well, upside down and served with a dip made of melted butter, homemade mayonnaise or garlic mayonnaise. The artichoke hearts and the inner leaves can be trimmed and cooked by first filling a large mixing bowl with cold water and adding the juice of one lemon. The tough outer leaves of the artichoke are then removed. There is no need, however, to remove the tender, light green inner leaves.

About one or two inches must be cut off the top of the artichoke and then it must be cut into quarters. The fuzzy choke and purple and white inner leaves must be removed from the centre of the artichoke with the help of a spoon. The artichoke quarter must be cut into as many slices as you desire and the slices must be put into the water before proceeding to do the same with the other quarters. The slices of artichokes must be sautéed, braised or stewed as desired.