Authentic ! Artichokes with Hollandaise Sauce

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   Cut off the tip of each of the artichoke leaves with scissors.

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   (Be careful of the prickles.)

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   Use a knife to cut off the top part.

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   Place the artichokes upside down in a heated steamer and steam them for 10 to 15 minutes over high heat.

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   In the meantime, make the sauce.

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   Put the butter in a small frying pan or a small pot, and heat it over very low heat so that it melts at a low temperature without browning.

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   Mix the egg yolks and lemon juice and add them to the butter.

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   Keep stirring while heating the mixture over very low heat.

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   When it thickens like custard cream, it's done.

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    How to eat: Take an outer leaf off...

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    Dip the root end of the leaf into the sauce...

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    Eat from the tender bits of the root end by closing your teeth on it and pulling the leaf outward.

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    Keep eating until you get to the bud shaped smaller center leaves near the heart.

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    Pull off the center leaves and eat all of them together.

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    If you remove the center leaves, you can see the choke on the top of the heart.

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    The hairy part is not edible.

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    Remove the choke using a spoon, and then you can eat the rest.

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    Dip it into the sauce and enjoy.

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    This sauce is also good with boiled asparagus and on Eggs Benedict.

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    If you mix the sauce with tomato ketchup or tomato puree, it will turn into aurora sauce.

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    The sauce doesn't keep well, so please eat it while freshly made and still warm!

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.