the oily ones are lovely on crackers.
I bought tinned ones and had some with salad yesterday and had the rest mixed up with my quorn meatballs (with tom sauce) and pasta today. yummy!

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Originally posted by lal:
What does one do with them??

Tinned or fresh....

Globe or Jerusalem?

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Originally posted by lal:
What does one do with them??

Tinned or fresh....

Artichokes have no business existing IMO ... even the name is just wrong ...

RESPECT da Arti!!

I only have Jerusalem which I steam like a potatoe and drizzle with olive oil and rosemary and down the hatch - yum

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Originally posted by Moomin:

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Originally posted by lal:
What does one do with them??

Tinned or fresh....

Globe or Jerusalem?

Dunno....is there a difference???...

I love artichokes! Steamed and some lemon butter to dip them in before you pull them through your teeth to get the flesh out.

I don't think I have ever had the Jerselum variety though.

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Originally posted by lal:

Dunno....is there a difference???...

Jerusalem.


Globe.

The jerusalem one doesn't even LOOK like an artichoke ... how evil is that ...?

I hate veggies in disguise ....

Jerusalem ones make a great soup (more of a winter veg really)

Globe I cooked for the first time last week.

Snip off the tip of each of those petal things, boil the artichoke for about 15 - 20 mins.
Put the petal in your mouth and use your teeth to get out the bit inside each petal.
Inside the petals there is a hairy bit - cut off the hairy bit and underneath is another edible bit (the heart).
The artichoke petals and heart can be dipped in vinaigrette, butter or garlic butter.

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Originally posted by Shar:
The jerusalem one doesn't even LOOK like an artichoke ... how evil is that ...?

I hate veggies in disguise ....

It is a devious vegetable, like spinach.

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Originally posted by Blizzie:

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Originally posted by Shar:
The jerusalem one doesn't even LOOK like an artichoke ... how evil is that ...?

I hate veggies in disguise ....

It is a devious vegetable, like spinach.

I bloody love spinach! You are a spinichist! It is brilliant raw, in salads. And the best way to cook it is to heat some oil in a wok, chuck in some chopped garlic, throw in the spinach. Season, put it a splash of balsamic vinegar and serve.

Or, brown some bacon and throw the spinach in with some balsamic, and toss it.

If it's good enough for Popeye, it's good enough for me.

I love Globe artichokes. If you go to an Italian deli you can get some ready prepped and marinated (good quality too).
They'e a bit of faff to prep when fresh.

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Originally posted by Blizzie:
RESPECT da Arti!!

He choked... and croaked...

RIP Arti

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Originally posted by Cinds:
RIP Arti

It's supposed to be very seductive, eating globe artichokes. All that butter dribbling on your chin and all.

Nothing I like better than to see a hairy bloke with a load of butter on his chin.