Here’s a simple photo tutorial on how to trim an artichoke down to its heart.
You don’t have to discard the artichoke leaves.
you could cook them, steam themas you would a whole artichoke.
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You will be dropping trimmed artichokes into this bowl to keep them from browning while you work others.
Start by snapping off the artichoke leaves and tossing them into a large empty bowl.
When you get to the yellow petals, just pull them off.
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Wipe the exposed surface with the other half of the lemon you cut.
Take care when you get to the pink center of the artichoke leaves.
There are sharp spines on the end of the inner leaves.
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A note on this whole process.Dont do it if there are distractions.you gotta focus.
You will be using a sharp knife close to your hands.
Once the fuzzy choke is out, smear the cut lemon all over the exposed heart.
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This prevents the heart from oxidizing and turning brown.
An artichoke is still perfectly edible when oxidized, it just is not particularly attractive.
Rub lemon juice on the cut end.
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Rub this with lemon.
Drop into the lemon-water bath and go on to the next one.
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