Artichokes are my favorite food, and have been for as long as I can remember. I've been waiting for about a month now for some nice ones to show up at the grocery store. Finally, two did.
I steamed them, which took about 30 minutes. Does everyone know how to prepare an artichoke? They look sort of scary and spiny when you first pick them up. You run them under cold water, then chop off the stem and the pointed lower part. I also trim the points off of the leaves, although I've been told that's not necessary. Then steam them. In my experience, they usually take 45 minutes - 1 hour to cook, but these were fast. Fine by me; I was really hungry. They're done when a leaf can be pulled off easily.
When they were almost done, I started making the sauce:
The recipe for the sauce comes from my boyfriend's mother. Heat butter in a saucepan over low (I think I used about half a stick for the two of us, which is way more unhealthiness than either of us needs, but it's just so tasty). When almost all of the butter is melted, take the pan off the heat and add an equal amount of mayonnaise. Whip the sauce with a fork. When it is well combined, pour in Heinz 57 Steak Sauce to taste. Yum.
I would have taken more pictures as we ate them, but by this point we were very hungry. And they were delicious. Mmmm...
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