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[Diamond33341]

Stuffed Artichokes............MMMMMM

[Hard2Believe]

Originally posted by Diamond33341
Stuffed Artichokes............MMMMMM

I like most dishes with artichokes and them in general but have you ever worked with them. Pain in the ass. To take them apart and you have to where gloves otherwise the bitterness of them will soak into your hands..............plus you need lots of lemon on them so they don't oxidize.

[joeydollaz]

i love them too.

[Diamond33341]

Originally posted by Hard2Believe
I like most dishes with artichokes and them in general but have you ever worked with them. Pain in the ass. To take them apart and you have to where gloves otherwise the bitterness of them will soak into your hands..............plus you need lots of lemon on them so they don't oxidize.

I make them every couple of months...I kinda got the ritual down pat - sometimes my only problem is when i cut that stem on the bottom, i sut it uneven and when i put it in the pot to cook they fall over, :( (only sometimes, lol)

[Hard2Believe]

Originally posted by Diamond33341
I make them every couple of months...I kinda got the ritual down pat - sometimes my only problem is when i cut that stem on the bottom, i sut it uneven and when i put it in the pot to cook they fall over, :( (only sometimes, lol)

what do you usually cook them in???????

[Diamond33341]

Originally posted by Hard2Believe
what do you usually cook them in???????

a pot with some water on the bottom that I boiled them in....

- do you know how to make it stand up better???

[Hard2Believe]

Originally posted by Diamond33341
a pot with some water on the bottom that I boiled them in....

- do you know how to make it stand up better???

First off make sure you are cooking them in a water with an acid in it like Wine or lemon juice, or vinegar. Keeps there color and flavor. Also put some milk in the water and herbs like thyme and parsley. When you cook them they should already be peeled so jsut the choke is cooking. Put a cloth over the top of them so they are not in direct contact with the air which oxidizes them.......Cook until tender and there you go..........

[Diamond33341]

Originally posted by Hard2Believe
First off make sure you are cooking them in a water with an acid in it like Wine or lemon juice, or vinegar. Keeps there color and flavor. Also put some milk in the water and herbs like thyme and parsley. When you cook them they should already be peeled so jsut the choke is cooking. Put a cloth over the top of them so they are not in direct contact with the air which oxidizes them.......Cook until tender and there you go..........

Great! Im definitly going to try that!

How much wine or lemon juice - just a little?? How much milk??


BTW - i will prabably start a fire if i put a cloth on top of my pot - LOL

[Hard2Believe]

Originally posted by Diamond33341
Great! Im definitly going to try that!

How much wine or lemon juice - just a little?? How much milk??


BTW - i will prabably start a fire if i put a cloth on top of my pot - LOL

Just put about a cup of wine and the juice of one lemon in a mid size pot to a large size. And the cloth should be real thin and it goes in the pot right on the water so it kind of covers everything, nothing hanging over the edge that can catch fire.:D

[Diamond33341]

ha ha - i WOuld have definitly hung it over the side


FIRE Hazard! LOL

[MuzikIsMyLifeee]

Originally posted by Diamond33341
Stuffed Artichokes............MMMMMM

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