Artichokes 101

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 artichokes
• 2 cups lemon juice
• 10 cups water

Recipe

• 1 in a large non reactive mixing bowl combine lemon juice and 6 cups water.
• 2 pour remaining water into large pot and bring to boil.
• 3 you will need a steaming basket.
• 4 to prepare artichokes one at a time cut off stems, peel off outer leaves until yellow leaves show, cut off top 1 inch so that you can see the inner flower, place in bowl.
• 5 (this keeps them from turning brown) when all are prepared, put them in steamer basket over pot and cover.
• 6 they are done when fork tender.