hi guys it's melissa from the melmer group and today i'm going to teach you how to cook artichokes in the pressure cooker so if you want to know more stay tuned okay I have always loved artichokes not just artichoke hearts but the whole artichoke since I was a little girl because my dad would cook them and sometimes when we would go out to a fancy restaurant we would order them as an appetizer and they're absolutely delicious but until I got a pressure cooker I had no idea how to cook them so I'm going to show you how to use an insta pot or just an electric pressure cooker that instructions are the same and you can make artichokes at home and eat the whole thing too rather than just the heart so let me show you how I do it you okay so as you're eating the artichoke you're gonna get down to these really really tender leaves and then this part right here and I'm going to show you how you cut that up okay so this is the very inside of the artichoke you'll see lots of smell small leaves it sits on top of this like that and when you get to the point where you see these strings you stop eating or if you come across them because they are protecting the heart so you can take a spoon and scoop them out this is piping hot I have not eaten it yet okay so I've taken all the stringy pieces off and you're left with pieces like this that are nice and tender and they are the heart so when you buy artichoke hearts in the can or the jar the reason they're so expensive is because you're buying just that small piece of that huge artichoke and it kills me when I see cooking shows where they cook the artichoke let me throw all the leaves away just to get this eat the whole thing it's really good but remember don't eat the whole leaf just that one part of it all right so I hope that that encourages you to go out and buy some artichokes when they're in season and on sale and cook them for your family at home because they're delicious don't just eat that heart part eat the part of the leaves also and you can actually turn it into a meal I love to do that for myself so I hope that you'll do that you can add garlic or other seasonings in the water or within the leaves when you first put it in the pot to cook it and that will help flavor it as well and so I hope that that works for you let me know if you try that or if you have another way to do it and if you like these videos please like subscribe and comment below I'd love to hear from you and until next time make it a great day thanks bye