Alma Lach

Artichauts Bouillis

Boiled Artichokes

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Hows and Whys of French Cooking
Hows and Whys of French Cooking

By Alma Lach

Published 1974

  • About

Ingredients

  • 6 artichokes
  • 6 quarts water
  • 3 tablespoons salt

Method

  1. The preparation of whole artichokes is always the same. Hold the flower by the stem and plunge it up and down in a basin of cold water to remove the dirt particles trapped in the petals. Do not soak artichokes or they become tough. Break off the stems at the base of the flower and the small base petals. With a knife, cut ¾ inch off the top. With a scissors snip