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chez



Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 14 1:19 pm    Post subject: Artichokes Reply with quote
    

I have grown artichokes, in a fit of ill-placed enthusiasm. How do I harvest and cook them and are they perennial?

Bungo



Joined: 21 Dec 2011
Posts: 354
Location: Wye Valley
PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 14 1:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

You mean Jerusalem ? Unless you harvest scrupulously they will defo come back . I cannot eat them myself , as they give me an upset stomach to put it mildly . I believe rostis are nice , and you can plain boil , I am sure google will give you a squillion recipes

chez



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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 14 1:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Jerusalem are the tubers, aren't they? These are globe ones, with a sticky-up head thing. Mental note to self; look for information on things before you plant them ...

Bungo



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Location: Wye Valley
PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 14 1:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

OK ,the globe ones are perennial, cut back in autumn , and you can divide when new shoots come up , , think you might of missed the boat for cooking , ours finished couple of months ago , food wise they have to be up there as most amount of work for least amount of food !

chez



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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 14 1:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I was starting to think that . Thank you. I won't pull them up, then, at least

Nell Merionwen



Joined: 02 Jun 2008
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Location: Beautiful Derbyshire
PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 14 1:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

To cook them I basically steam them. Snip off the pointy bits on the petals and the tougher lower petals. Stam and then you eat the petals by pulling them off and scraping the flesh from the petals with your teeth. Then you will be left with the heart. Scrape the fuzzy bit off and discard it. Then slice up the heart and dip it in something yummy to eat.
It is a huge amount of faff to eat. I can't be ar$ed with them. The others don't really like them so we never bother.
You can prepare the hearts and slice them then blanch them and freeze them though. Still can't be ar$ed

Shan



Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales
PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 14 2:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I pick them when they are really small, before the choke has had a chance to go spiny. I then boil in water for about 5 minutes (you don't want them soggy) with a good amount of lemon juice. Peel off the outer leaves. Trim across the pointy top and then cut in half and grill on the BBQ.

Spruengli



Joined: 12 Jul 2006
Posts: 537
Location: Dorking(ish)
PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 14 7:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Large ones can be microwaved - takes far less time than steaming (about 10 minutes). Yes, they are a faff to eat but the base of the leaves and core are food from heaven

Mustang



Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Posts: 768
Location: Sunny Suffolk
PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 14 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I love globe artichokes. I grow them, and also buy them whenever I see them at a reasonable price.

Steam in pressure cooker or in a pan. They are ready when you can easily pull off a leaf.

Make up some mayo. Remove each leaf, dip end in a bit of mayo, scrape the base of the leaf with your bottom front teeth. Repeat for each leaf.

When you get to the middle, just carefully pull off the hairy choke. Then cut the heart into 4, dip in the mayo and eat.

It take time to eat, so put a good film on, get a nice bottle of wine, and take your time eating the artichoke. It is definitely not a fast food.

yummersetter



Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Posts: 3241
Location: Somerset
PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 14 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Love them, we came back from Brittany last week with half a dozen enormous artichokes. Ones the size of your head take half an hour to cook in a pressure cooker and really are a meal for one, with butter, garlic and lemon as a dipping sauce. Loads of discarded leaves for the compost heap at the end.

Just be careful if you cut the stem that you either use loppers or wash a kitchen knife carefully after slicing as the sap in the raw stem is really bitter.

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