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Please pass the butter…

July 24, 2011 / 28 Comments

I’m in love with this vegetable…just look at it!  Isn’t it beautiful?

To think that something high in potassium, calcium and iron can also be this beautiful!

My husband learned a great trick for cooking these pretties on his fishing trip.  The Canadian chef they met cuts them in half before cooking.

It cuts the cooking time to about 20 minutes and the end result is a beautiful vegetable ready for the table…

Yummm, please pass the butter (or do you prefer mayonnaise?)

Another little trick the chef used was to pan fry the artichokes (cut side down) in a bit of olive oil before serving.

My husband loves them this way but I prefer dipping the leaves in a ramekin of melted butter.

Bitsy LOVES a bite or two of artichoke heart dipped in butter. Chelsea doesn’t care for them.   Mooch sides with Chelsea on this one.

Hugs,

Anne

28 Comments

  • Val

    July 24, 2011 at 10:59 pm Reply

    I don’t go much on your artichokes. They seem just too strange to eat! But I loved the pictures of the eagles in your previous post. Such magnificent birds.

  • Alyse b

    July 24, 2011 at 9:29 pm Reply

    I love these. mayonnaise all the way. I also rinse them cut off the top. Put in a bag and microwave for 5 min. Easy fast and pure deliciousness. :)

  • PattyBYoung

    July 24, 2011 at 8:59 pm Reply

    I like butter…my husband like balsamic vinegar or a mustard mayo. I’ve always cooked them in the pressure cooker, but am willing to try a new method. After you cut them, do you pan fry? Bake? Please tell!
    Patty
    p.s. We grow them in our backyard…they are perennials…require no care…they just pop out about 5-8 artichokes per bush per year…you could probably grow them too!

    • Anne

      July 25, 2011 at 8:18 am Reply

      After you cut them you just boil in water. Your pressure cooker is probably the best. I’m just afraid of pressure cookers, ever since I was a child. My mom always used one and somehow I thought it would blow up on her. Funny how things stick from childhood.

      I love the idea of balsamic vinegar! I’m going to try that next time we have these. As far as growing them I might give them a try! I’ve heard the take 3 years to mature. Is that true?

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