Fried artichoke hearts

Do you ever wonder what to do with the fresh artichokes that you see in the shops when they are in season?




Ingredients:
About 5 or 6 fresh artichokes
1 egg
salt
water (or milk)
Olive oil
few tablespoons of flour

Preparation:

In a plate you put some flour and an egg and mix, adding a little bit of water or milk till you get a pancake batter substance. Add some salt to this mix.
Prepare the artichokes. You are only going to use the hearts. See images to guide you. First, you cut the largest part of the stem (leave about 2 cm). Now you cut off the top part of the artichoke and pull off the leaves and with a sharp knife you cut the skin off the stem.

The artichoke hearts are cut into 4 equal parts and the