How to Cook and Eat an Artichoke?

i need you to help me out here, please...

how do you cook it? how do you eat it, only with a dip?
any ideas and hints?

u boil it pgtx and serve in with vinaigrette or mayo, u serve it whole and pick off the leaves yourself and dip them and bite off the soft bit, leaving the rest.

Its all abit fiddly and messy.

I didn't know what an artichoke was.
What does it taste like? (please don't say it tastes like an artichoke)

green wee. But the mayo is nice.

Ok, lets pretend I don't know what green wee tastes like :)

it taste a little bit like asparagus.

Ah, ok, and what dips work well with them?
guacamole?

Although I like to prepare food by colour, so maybe it is too much green.

no any special dip? just mayo?

is it served as an apetizer or a snack or...?


it works great with chips...

you can cook the heart (after removing the leaves&the hairy stuff) in a stew dish with green peas and lamb and rice,iy taste nice.

or grill it and have as a salad with other bits.

use it as topping for pizza MMmmmmm

thanks guys.... i'll give it a try.... somehow... wish me luck...
;)

What dip are you going to make?.

Oh and good luck!.

with mayo, chili sauce, garlic, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper...
or maybe i'll just make spinach and artichoke dip and serve it with seafood...
we'll see...

and thanks!

I am not a big fan of mayo for a dip, tastes too heavy but chili sauce, garlic, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper sounds scrumptious :)

I am also like spinach, from my popeye days I guess

yeah.... i'll make it 'lighter'...

how'd you end up with Artichoke, if you didn't know what they were?

i knew what it was, just didn't know what to do with it...
well, i lost a bet...

What's that? :)

i won't say, but i'm glad i ended up only with artichokes...
;)

it's a season veg(April-May) same as Asparagus.

Very popular in France as Asparagus in UK.

Word of advice the smaller the better(not bitter).

I think boiling it and using it with dip is the worst way of using it. I think that these:


are good suggestions. If you're going to do something with it, do something different. ;) Pizza topping is good. :)

i just want it to be eatable...
;)

:) I think you should try this recipe for Artichoke Beef Stew. :)
tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Artichoke-Beef-Stew

that looks great PD, thanks... i was hoping for something fresh and not from a jar... you know...
:)

I might try it myself. I found that recipe when looking up info on slow cookers. Needs to buy a new one... :)

You can partially use this recipe but substitute asparagus for artichoke leaves and the greaseproof papers for puff pastry.
lowfatveggiefood.co.uk/courgetteasparagus.htm

Don't make heart shapes in the pastry make squares and monitor in the oven. I made something similar before (using asparagus though) and it was tasty. :)

The only problem with Artichokes,they are time consuming(peeling the leaves).

tip:to avoid the heart getting darker and black,as it happens with aubergines if they get into contact with air,rub them with Lemon.


There's no mention of heart shape in recipe,unless you meant the artichokes'heart.

Yes, it says "Draw a large curve to make a heard shape when unfolded" so I assumed "heard" was a typo for "heart". I feel it's better, if using pastry, to make a square.

How'd it go?

ok... i finally made it last weekend...
and i was improvising... ;)

i boiled it and served with tomato bruschetta... i also bought pita chips (delicious!) and made aioli...
very good for the spring cook out appetizers...

I don't cook them. I just open a jar. It appears artichokes cook themselves when they are ripe. They even powder themselves with spices ;)

sounds like a perfect world... ;)