Jumbo artichokes

1. All you’ll need is 1 jumbo artichoke per person, some salted butter, and a few fresh garlic cloves.

2. To prep the artichokes, snip off the tips of any prickly leaves. Cut the stem on the bottom so that it can stand up (easier to serve this way).

3. Bring a bit pot of water to a boil. Turn back the heat a bit, drop the artichokes, and let them simmer in the hot water for roughly 40 minutes. Once you see an outer leaf or two falling off in the pot, they are ready.

4. Melt your butter and mince up your garlic. Sauté the garlic on low in the melted butter for a few minutes.

5. Serve the artichokes along with individual bowls of the garlic butter for dipping, along with one large bowl to collect the leaves.

6. Don’t forget the best part, the heart! Once you get to the bottom of your artichoke you’ll find a ‘hairy’ (as M so appetizingly describes) looking thing. Scoop out the upper ‘hairy’ part and you’re left with the bottom of the artichoke, or, the heart. It’s delicious!