Steamed Artichokes

Ingredients:


1 artichoke per person
dipping sauce (we use dijon mustard and wasabi-sesame dipping sauce)

NOTE: you need a steamer for this recipe

Instructions:


1.  Fill the bottom of the steamer 1/2-1/3 full with water.

2.  Cut the tips off of the artichokes with a pair of kitchen scissors.  To do this, you take each leaf and cut the top prickly part off by cutting horizontally.

3.  Put the artichokes in the top of the steamer.  Cook for approximately 50 minutes if you have 2 artichokes.

4.  Remove and serve with dipping sauce.  To eat, you pull a leaf out, dip the thick end in the sauce and use your teeth to pull the "meat" off the end.