BBQ Artichokes

These are very delicious and are a great add to your barbecue fare. I just made artichokes last night, but since we have yet to get a new bottle of propane since our move I couldn't BBQ them. The trick is to boil/steam them until they are practically done (but not over done).

ingredients:

artichokes
olive oil
salt
pepper

directions:

For large artichokes you'll want to boil them for about 25-30 minutes, sometimes even longer. Then drain them(careful, because hot water can get stuck up in the leaves and can burn you). Then you want to cut them in half length wise. This is a little tricky, I like to hold them with a pair of tongs and then I cut starting from the top of the artichoke and go down. Then using a spoon scoop out the hairy junk in the middle. Drizzle them with olive oil and top with salt and pepper. Then you want to let them sit for about 10 minutes so the artichoke can absorb the olive oil. Put them cut-side down on the BBQ grill for about 5 minutes then turn over for another 3 minutes.

They come out with a delicious BBQ-y taste and you don't even need any sauce to dip it in.

bom apetite!