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Globe Artichokes

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  Posted by annaw1 (U14287763) on Monday, 9th August 2010

  Hi, does anyone grow globe artichokes? How do you prepare and cook them?
  
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  Posted by cellarina (U3441540) on Tuesday, 10th August 2010

  We like to eat them as follows ( but friends have found it fiddly and unsatisfying!):
  Clean them well, cut off any sharp tips and slice off the stem, plunge in boiling water with a squeeze of lemon juice and simmer base-down for about 30 mins (depending on size). When cooked a leaf should pull off fairly easily. Eat with seasoned lemon butter; pull off a leaf at a time and dip in the butter then nibble off the soft end. When you reach the hairy centre take it off carefully and discard - don't try to eat it! You will then be left with the best part, the base.

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  Posted by gaffelbiter (U14481810) on Tuesday, 10th August 2010

  Cellarina you forgot to mention the big bowl to put all the scraped bracts in! I admit they are a bit of a fiddle, but the effort is so worthwhile.
  A good italian cook book would be the place to look for more methods of preparing them.

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