The Basics: How to Make Steamed Artichokes
From the store to the kitchen to the table: We outline the steps that get you from raw ingredients to your dinner tonight, free of measurements and complicated techniques. It’s a method you’ll remember and whip out whenever you like. It is the most basic way to make the thing you’re making.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
- • a medium saucepan with a lid
- • a steamer basket
- • a serrated knife
- • a timer
- • one lemon, cut in half
- • one bay leaf (optional)
- • a few black peppercorns
- • a handful of parsley (optional)
- • two artichokes
- • mayonnaise, melted butter, or the dipping sauce of your choice
