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Broiled Chokes
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Ingredients
8 whole artichokes
Acidulated water: 6 cups water with juice of 4 lemons
1/4 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Herb oil, optional, recipe follows

Directions
Preheat oven to broil setting.

Cut the top 1/4 off the choke and snap off the outer leaves until you reach pale

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green, soft leaves. Using a spoon, remove the hairy choke from the center and
discard. Immediately plunge in acidulated water to avoid discoloration. Repeat
with remaining artichokes. Drain the artichokes and spin to dry. Toss in a bowl
with oil, and season with salt and pepper. Lay the chokes out on a sheet pan lined
with foil and place on the lower rack of the oven, and broil for 5 to 6 minutes.
Flip the artichokes and return to the oven for 3 minutes. Eat as they are or
marinate in herb oil for up to 2 days.

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