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Provencale Stewed Artichokes

Type: Vegetables
Courses: Side dish
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

8 cups 1896mlArtichokes (medium)
2 teaspoons 10mlSalt
1   Lemon
1   Onion - cut small dice (medium)
1   Fennel - cut small dice (medium)
4   Garlic cloves - peeled, smashed
3 tablespoons 45mlOlive oil
1   Dried chili pepper
1   Bay leaf
1   Tied bundle of basil, thyme and parsley (small)
4 oz 113gDry white wine
3 oz 85gRipe tomatoes - cut small dice (large)
20   Pitted, rinsed kalamata or nicoise olives
1 tablespoon 15mlChopped anchovy fillet - (optional)
6   Basil leaves - cut thin strips
4   Basil tops - for decoration

Recipe Instructions

Trim artichokes by tearing off outer leaves and cutting away dark areas. Cut in quarters and rinse. Bring artichokes to boil in 1 quart water with 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 lemon split. Simmer about 20 minutes until slightly firm. Drain 'chokes and let cool. Reserve some liquid.

Sweat onions, fennel and garlic in 2 tablespoons olive oil with bay leaf, chili pepper and herb bundle for a few minutes. Add wine, reduce to half. Add tomatoes, olives and anchovy. Simmer a few minutes, add artichokes. Cook 35 to 40 minutes until tender, then add basil leaves and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add some cooking liquid from artichokes to thin stew if necessary. Season to taste.

Serve stew chilled or warm over cooked white beans, young arugula leaves (trimmed and washed), top with shavings of Parmesan cheese, toasted pine nuts and basil flower tops.

This recipe yields 4 portions.

Source:
CHEF DU JOUR - (Show # DJ-9576) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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