The finish
OK here we go! A ready to eat artichoke...
What ya do is grasp the leaves and pull them off. Insert fleshy lower lobe of leaf (covered with delicious stuffing too!) into mouth, gently close choppers on it, and pull leaf out- scraping flesh and stuffing into mouth. Savor. Repeat. Many times.
Here she is about half way done. Leaves get a bit more tender as you progress to the heart...
Finally! when it looks like this, you are ready to go after the heart.
Grasp the top of the remaining leaves and insert a butter knife...or fork handle, or whatever... just below the base of the leaves...
Continue cutting around the base- you will see the fine "choke" hairs inside...your job is to remove them removing as little of the delicious heart as possible.
Here's the job almost done...
And the prize! Add a touch extra salt and savor the goodness and hearty flavor of your hard-won prize!
OK here we go! A ready to eat artichoke...
What ya do is grasp the leaves and pull them off. Insert fleshy lower lobe of leaf (covered with delicious stuffing too!) into mouth, gently close choppers on it, and pull leaf out- scraping flesh and stuffing into mouth. Savor. Repeat. Many times.
Here she is about half way done. Leaves get a bit more tender as you progress to the heart...
Finally! when it looks like this, you are ready to go after the heart.
Grasp the top of the remaining leaves and insert a butter knife...or fork handle, or whatever... just below the base of the leaves...
Continue cutting around the base- you will see the fine "choke" hairs inside...your job is to remove them removing as little of the delicious heart as possible.
Here's the job almost done...
And the prize! Add a touch extra salt and savor the goodness and hearty flavor of your hard-won prize!
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