have to buy them tight, with fresh, leaves without brown spots and cut each stem at least as dark as possible, because a too brown color in the area indicate that many days are collected and therefore have lost properties. If purchased in full time and are very tender, you do not eliminate them entirely leaves as chefs do, because then we would no longer artichokes, but the artichoke bottoms.
If you buy packaged in trays with film porespan closed, and very fresh, is can keep well in refrigerator, 1 or 2 days, though, like the rest of vegetables or green vegetables is preferable to cook and eat or freeze when before, so they lose the minimum nutritional value. Of course, no the conservéis as stated previously stuck in water, because they are not flowers!, The stem itself remain cool, but more importantly, it is the inflorescence, would dry with cold air from the refrigerator .
to clean them cut off the stem with any leaves, and at the other end to give them a single cut to remove the entire top of each inflorescence, remove the first leaves are tough. And clean throw them so they do not darken in a container with water and a good bunch of parsley, avoid rubbing it with lemon, as before.
Artichokes, like the rest of the vegetables should be steamed , in the shortest time possible and with the least amount of water to keep the most of all its nutritional value. They should not cook anymore as previously recommended, covered with salt water with two tablespoons of flour and uncovered, because, from the nutritional point of view, is an aberration. If cocéis longer than necessary, in addition to soften too much, lose more vitamins and obscured by oxidation.
Cut into four, once clean, also very well cooked in the microwave, with a little extra virgin olive oil and some diced ham. Always cover them very well to avoid drying. If these rooms are not crowded, but form a single layer, it takes only 5 minutes to be. The cut leaves are removed to clean, serve to prepare vegetable broths.
Artichokes protect and improve the health of the liver and increase bile secretion. Reduce the rate of fat and cholesterol, although it is unclear in what proportion. They are diuretic and beneficial to diabetics, because they limit the increase in blood sugar after meals.
SOURCE: Cristina Galiano.
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