Speedy Steamed Globes with Wild Garlic Butter Recipe

Ingredients

2 globe artichokes
1 lemon
2 bay leaves
3 black peppercorns
15g wild garlic
75g butter
A pinch of sea salt

Add Ingredients To Basket

Method

1. Use a bread knife to slice the top 3cm (i.e. all the spiky tips) off the globe artichokes. Trim 1cm from the stem and run a veg peeler along the rest of the stem to remove the outer layer.

2. Halve the artichoke horizontally. Use a teaspoon to scoop out the fuzzy choke in the centre of each half. Squeeze a little lemon juice over the cut sides.

3. Pour a shallow pool of water in a pot. Add a bay leaf and a few peppercorns. Pop a steamer basket on top. Add the artichokes. Cover.

4. Steam for 20 mins. The time depends on the size of your artichoke.

5. Test to see if they're done by probing the base with the pointy end of a knife - when it's tender, it's done.

6. Remove from the steamer. Let it cool a bit while you whip up a garlic butter to dip the artichoke leaves in.

7. Finely chop the wild garlic. Melt a lump of butter. Add the chopped wild garlic and a pinch of salt.

8. To eat, strip off the leaves and nibble the sort of meaty bits at the end of each leaf - its the pale bit. Use your teeth to scrape it off. Make sure you dip it in butter first.

9. Once you get to the centre, scrape out the fuzzy choke. Halve the heart. Dunk in butter and devour.