cooking artichokes

One of cooking artichokes the books out that the artichoke is the only plant that can be found with more than you had when you started. True, sort of. But when you have stacked plate with artichoke leaves you received treatment many of his countrymen do not know.

There are many ways that I know how to cook, but the easiest way to get an artichoke on the table is:

1. Soak in salted water for 20-30 minutes before cooking. Scissors of spiny leaf tips, if desired.

2. Dip in lightly salted boiling water, or cook in a skillet coated with 1/2 inch of water. Add a little vinegar, lemon juice or wine. Some people go into a little garlic.

3. Bake for about a hour, if large, at least, if they are small "hearts"

You will love cooking artichokes hot or cold. Anyway, are splendid green vegetable for each meal. When you have finished cooking, cut the stem (is delicious served, too!) Remove leaves and dip the bottom in lemon mayonnaise meaty, butter, sour cream. Scoop edible food with your teeth and discard the rest. As you go from the outside to the inside the leaves, you will see more of what is edible. Use your dive freely. This is where the fun is. You have to take the small seeds in the middle.

Boil or steam

Boil fresh cooking artichokes is one of the original and classic ways to cook an artichoke. Steaming however, is ideal for keeping all the vitamins and nutrients that can be lost by boiling. Place the prepared cooking artichokes in a deep pot with cooking artichokes boiling water to boil or a steamer basket just above the water to steam. Oil, lemon juice and seasonings cooking artichokes can be added to the cooking artichokes  water. Cover and bring to a boil or steam gently for 30-40 minutes, depending on size, or until petal near the center pulls out easily and the bottom is soft (like a baked potato in the oven) when pierced. Stand artichoke upside down on a rack to drain.

Grill

If you want to try something different and delicious, try a grilled artichoke. Smoke mixed with spicy artichoke is just amazing. First, you should start with an artichoke cooked and just finished on the grill. Cut each artichoke in half and brush with olive oil. Place artichoke halves cut side down on a hot grill. Cook for about four minutes or until cooking artichokes begin to char. Turn the cooking artichokes and cook until desired doneness. Wa!

Service
                                                  
Artichokes can be served hot or cold, but always cooked first. Prepared whole, halved, or full, are eaten with the fingers after cooking. Having a whole artichoke for each person. The slides are dipped one at a time, in a sauce and the lower end is simply pulled over the teeth to be extracted, the supply of the edible part. The sheet is then cooking artichokes discarded. Continue eating a cone of light colored young leaves appear. Take this with a single motion. Then lift and discard cooking artichokes the fuzzy center. Eat your heart stays with a fork, dip each piece in the sauce first. Delicious.