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How to Cook and Eat Artichokes

1 or more large globe artichokes
1-2 cloves garlic, smashed
1 lemon, sliced
Salt
 
If the artichokes have little thorns on the ends of their leaves, take kitchen scissors and cut off the tips. This step is mostly for aesthetics as the thorns soften with cooking and pose no threat to the person eating the artichoke. But snipping them off will make the artichokes easier to handle. Slice about 3/4 inch to an inch off the tip of the artichoke. A serrated bread knife works great for this.  Pull off any smaller leaves towards the base and on the stem.  Cut off excess stem, leaving up to an inch on the artichoke. The stems can be more bitter than the rest of the artichoke, but some people like to eat them. The inner cores of the stems taste like the heart.
Rinse the artichokes in running cold water. While you rinse them, open up the leaves a little so that the water gets inside more easily. (This is where it helps to have cut off the thorny tips, it makes the artichoke easier to open without getting poked!)

In a large pot, put a couple inches of water, the garlic, and the lemon slices. Insert a steaming basket.  Place artichokes on top of the steaming basket. Cover the pot. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer.  Cook for 25 to 35 minutes or longer, until the outer leaves can easily be pulled off. Note you may need to add more water to the pot if the level drops too low, so keep an eye on it.  Artichokes can also be cooked in a pressure cooker (about 5-15 minutes at high pressure). Cooking time depends on how large the artichokes are. The larger, the longer they take to cook.

How to Eat an Artichoke

Pull off the outer leaves, one at a time. Dip the white fleshy end in melted butter, a vinaigrette, or sauce.  Place light end in mouth, dip side down, pull, scraping through your teeth.  Tightly grip the other end of the petal. Place in mouth, dip side down, and pull through teeth to remove soft, pulpy, delicious portion of the petal. (Why dip-side down? Your tongue is where most of your taste buds are, so you'll get a fuller flavor if you strip the leaves that way.) Discard remaining petal.

Continue until all of the petals are removed. When you get to the tender inner leaves with the purple tips, you can remove them all at once. Dip and eat just the light colored parts of these leaves. With a knife or spoon, scrape out and discard the inedible fuzzy part (called the "choke") covering the artichoke heart.  Underneath the artichoke choke is the heart. Cut the heart into pieces and dip into melted butter, a vinaigrette, or a sauce to eat.

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