sure-ur-rightdancer
04-14-2009, 05:08 PM
I come from an italian family so stuffed artichokes are part of almost every holiday.... I didn't get to see the family for easter though and I saw these on sale so I figured it was time to figure out how to cook an artichoke!
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2 large artichokes - top 1" trimmed , stem trimmed and tips of leaves cut off
1 tbsp olive oil
1 c water
1 slice lemon
stuffing
2 chicken sausage
1/4 green bell pepper - diced finely
1/4 red bell pepper - diced finely
1/4 onion - diced finely
5 mushrooms - diced finely
1 c panko breadcrumbs
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp olive oil
wash and clean artichokes - use lemon to prevent cut edged from getting brown
steam in pan w cover for about 30 min or until leaves are soft and easily pulled off
remove from heat and plunge artichoke into ice cold water to stop cooking
remove choke from center (its the little furry part in the center - check out you tube if you haven't done this before)
prepare stuffing:
in frying pan - brown sausage and crumble while cooking
add veggies and cook until soft
add breadcrumbs and butter - cook on low/med until they start to brown
let mixture cool slightly and stuff into artichokes -try to get each leaf if possible!
pour about 1 tbsp oil on top of each artichoke and place in broiler on low for about 5 min or until top starts to brown
(the other thing on the plate is seared scallops w. cilatro & celery mayo)
http://pic50.picturetrail.com:80/VOL479/2238592/14305677/361402481.jpg
2 large artichokes - top 1" trimmed , stem trimmed and tips of leaves cut off
1 tbsp olive oil
1 c water
1 slice lemon
stuffing
2 chicken sausage
1/4 green bell pepper - diced finely
1/4 red bell pepper - diced finely
1/4 onion - diced finely
5 mushrooms - diced finely
1 c panko breadcrumbs
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp olive oil
wash and clean artichokes - use lemon to prevent cut edged from getting brown
steam in pan w cover for about 30 min or until leaves are soft and easily pulled off
remove from heat and plunge artichoke into ice cold water to stop cooking
remove choke from center (its the little furry part in the center - check out you tube if you haven't done this before)
prepare stuffing:
in frying pan - brown sausage and crumble while cooking
add veggies and cook until soft
add breadcrumbs and butter - cook on low/med until they start to brown
let mixture cool slightly and stuff into artichokes -try to get each leaf if possible!
pour about 1 tbsp oil on top of each artichoke and place in broiler on low for about 5 min or until top starts to brown
(the other thing on the plate is seared scallops w. cilatro & celery mayo)