Steamed Artichokes

Name: Steamed Artichokes
Yield: serves 2 to 3
Ingredients: 3 medium or 2 large artichokes (or however many will fit in the insert of your slow cooker); 4 cups water; 4 slices country bread, dried out; 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley; 2 cloves garlic, finely minced; 1 Roma tomato, minced; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil; Salt to taste; 1 tablespoon white wine, sherry, or apple cider vinegar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 4 or more cloves garlic, peeled and smashed with a knife; 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil; 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon leaves; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

December 9, 2011

“What’s the advantage to cooking artichokes in a slow cooker?” you might ask. The answer is that while the artichokes are cooking, you’ve bought yourself a big chunk of time to do other things while the chokes cook completely unattended. If you are like me, you may get no further than pulling the chokes out of the pot with tongs and sitting down to them with a nice serving of homemade garlic-tarragon mayo. But I’ve given a few other suggestions in case you get bored.

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