Thursday, March 17, 2011

Artichokes

Ingredients:
2 cups water
Artichokes
Salt

Directions:
1.  Trim artichokes by cutting stem down to 1 1/2" long. Cut back the top end (with leaves) about 1 1/2" as well. If you are worried about browning, you can rub lemons to the ends of the leaves and stem.
2.  Add water to PC. Place artichokes on rack and sprinkle with salt. Cook on high pressure for 20 minutes.

How to Eat an Artichoke:
There are a few different ways to eat artichokes. Our family always takes the leaves off one by one and dip them in mayonnaise. We scrape off the artichoke flesh with our teeth. Once the leaves are down to nothing, remove the remainder of the leaves and scrape off the choke (hairy stuff). You can eat the remainder of the heart. Don't eat the stalk because it's gross. Other people dip the artichoke leaves in garlic butter. You can choose to eat them however you would like! It used to take us around two hours to cook these so it's refreshing that it's so fast!

By the way, I can get in three jumbo or four large artichokes in my PC at once. It's okay if they fit tightly together!

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