PrintGood canned artichoke hearts
I haven't been a fan of artichoke hearts until a very good salad I had recently. I was so excited, I decided to buy some canned artichoke hearts and whip up a salad to go along as part of a Mother's Day dinner for my mom. To my dismay, they were -very- salty, even allowing for the salt in the brining fluid, and so mushy that they fell apart. Not really the thing at all. :( Still, I'm determined to try again!
Is there a recommended brand, or method of preparation? Or some other way of getting artichoke hearts that doesn't involve gutting dozens of fresh artichokes?
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9 Comments:
Sorry, canned artichokes=yuck. Trader Joe's has pretty good frozen hearts, though, if you don't want to go through the relatively easy heart removal. (How gory does that sound?)
BaHa at 10:11PM on 05/15/07
Yeah, go with the Trader Joe's frozen ones. Throw a few into the pot with your pasta.
jscheck at 10:46PM on 05/15/07
Try to get those fabulous roasted ones (from Italy) they are expensive but worth it. Forgot what they are called but you'll know them when you see them cause the jar is a fancy round shape and they have the stems still on and they have some patches of brown on them from the roasting. You can get them at Dean and Deluca or Zabars or Citarella or other fancy places.
Mischiefdish at 8:51AM on 05/16/07
Canned artichoke hearts are always nasty. Although, if you're determined to use a pre-prepped version I don't mind the one's that are packed in water in glass jars. Have you tried the Pastene version? I've used those successfully in dips before. I'm not sure about using them on salads though...
Erin at 9:34AM on 05/16/07
I also use frozen artichoke hearts all the time. They just need a few minutes in a pot of boiling water.
ceforrester at 9:35AM on 05/16/07
I'd go with the frozen over the canned myself. As for marinated, in jars, that's a whole different story. TJ's sells a large jar, that I recall, but they either use canola or a pathetically light olive oil, and the have no flavor, but I've had some that are really good.
DaveFaris at 10:20AM on 05/16/07
The best I have found are surprisingly ones from Aldi in glass jars, packed in water...probably the same as TJ's jars. They are not very salty and have much better flavor than those in cans.
EatWisconsin at 10:28AM on 05/16/07
I like Kirkland oil-marinated in the 65 ounce jar. I eat them as-is as a snack, but I'd think they'd be pretty good in a salad. I've never tried frozen, and there's no Trader Joe's near me.
Lou at 10:51AM on 05/16/07
I like Trader Joes canned artichoke hearts. Be sure to RINSE them well to eliminate saltiness.
à la mode at 1:10PM on 05/16/07