Artichoke pickled
Artichoke Pickled using instant pot is very easy to make. It is tart and flavorful pickled and the texture is a mix of fibrous to soft pulp.
Servings 4
Calories 79kcal
Equipment
- Instant pot
Ingredients
- 3 Artichoke medium sized ones
- 10- 12 cloves Garlic
- 2 tsp Red pepper flakes
- 2 tbsp Olive oil Good quality cold pressed
- Juice of 1 lime
- 3-4 tsp Vinegar
- Black pepper ( few crushed)
- Salt to taste
Note :(Olive oil to vinegar go by 3:1 proportion)
Instructions
How to cook artichoke ?
- Wash the artichoke well and cut off little below each petal thorny tip discard. (step pic 2, 3)
- Scrape the stem a little bit and keep it intact (do not throw)and discard one row of petals at the bottom.
- Pressure cook artichoke in instant pot by settling the switch on MANUAL MODE 4 minutes on high. Instant pot is in lock mode( not release mode) as we are looking for full cooked soft artichokes.
- Hold each petal and scrape towards the thickest side. Continue for all petals keep the meaty part and discard the fibrous part. (Pic 6)When u reach a cone shape inside, thats the purple flower, it has a plastic like part discard that, also the furry part inside. It will choke u.(Pic 7,8 and 9)
- After all the cleaning u will be finally left with a door knob like piece that is completely edible. (Pic 10)
How to make pickled artichoke ?
- Chop the artichoke into cubes and mix all the ingredients given in the list with half the olive oil. Put into a glass bottle or jar and pour the remaining olive oil on top.Allow it to sit one day on the counter for a day.
How to use artichoke pickled ?
- Can be used from the net day as dipping for breads or finger food topping etc.
- Tastes excellent when a scoop is tossed in with plain pasta to make it flavorful.
Video
Notes
- Pick good round ones with closed green petals without blemishes.
- Little bit of fibre that comes when scraping petals is fine and good for the stomach.