I’ve been using the rice cooker to cook artichokes. Just put a couple of cups water in and set the artichoke top down and cook about an hour. Any suggestions?
I think with ‘artichoke steamers’ (I actually have one, I think I’ve used it ONCE) you put the stems in bottom-down, so the thick part is in the water and gets cooked more, and the tops don’t get overdone:
https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Asparagus-Vegetables-Steamer/dp/B0000DE7UH
If your rice cooker has a steamer basket, I’d just cut them in half and steam them in the basket. That’s why I love my rice-cooker; I can cook the rice at the same time I steam a veggie.
Asparagus doesn’t really need anything more than some oil or butter, salt and pepper.
-JT