Best To Trim Artichokes Italian Style Recipes
TO TRIM ARTICHOKES INTO BOTTOMS, ITALIAN-STYLE
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Halve lemon. Into a bowl of cold water squeeze juice from 1 lemon half and drop squeezed half into water. Do not cut off stems of artichokes. Working with 1 artichoke at a time, bend back outer leaves until they snap off close to base and discard several more layers of leaves in same manner until exposed leaves are pale green at top and pale yellow at base.
- With a sharp stainless-steel knife cut off remaining leaves, discarding them (you should have just heart and stem of artichoke). Trim dark green fibrous parts from base of artichoke, being careful not to break off stem. Cut a thin slice from end of stem to expose a fresh cross section. Trim outer green fibrous part from stem, leaving pale core intact. Halve artichoke hearts lengthwise and with a melon-ball cutter or grapefruit spoon scrape out choke and spiky purple-tipped leaves. Rub artichoke all over with cut side of remaining lemon half and put artichoke in bowl of lemon water. Trim remaining artichokes in same manner.
ITALIAN STUFFED ARTICHOKES
This recipe is a favorite originating from my Mother's large Italian family. It was her job growing up to clean, trim, and stuff the artichokes. My Mom taught me to make these when I was young. Someday when I have a daughter, I will teach her the same. From generation to generation, this recipe is a classic and continues to be a pleaser for all. My husband enjoys this recipe and appreciates the love behind it.
Provided by Andrea L.
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Rinse artichokes well, tugging leaves outward to loosen slightly for stuffing.
- Trim off stems so artichokes sit on a flat surface.
- Trim off the pointed tips of each leaf.
- Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, garlic salt, and pepper.
- Mix well; slowly add the oil till the crumb mixture is moistened enough to stick together.
- You may need to adjust the amount of oil depending on the type and amount of bread crumbs used.
- Stuff each leaf of the artichoke, starting from the bottom and working your way around, with crumb mixture.
- Stuff desired amount of leaves and shake off excess mixture.
- Continue this step with remaining artichokes.
- Place artichokes in a large baking pan and fill bottom of pan with 1/2 to 1 inch of water.
- Drizzle olive oil over top of stuffed artichokes and cover tightly with heavy duty foil.
- Cook on 375 degrees for approximately 60-80 minutes (depending on size of artichoke) or until leave comes out easily.
- Cool for 10 minutes; serve and Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 437.9, Fat 20.7, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 2.2, Sodium 556.5, Carbohydrate 53.4, Fiber 9.6, Sugar 4.7, Protein 12.6
TO TRIM ARTICHOKES ITALIAN STYLE
Steps:
- Halve lemon and into a bowl of cold water squeeze juice from 1 half, dropping squeezed half into water.
- Do not cut off stems of artichokes. Working with 1 artichoke at a time, bend back outer leaves until they snap off close to base and discard several more layers of leaves in same manner until exposed leaves are pale green at top and pale yellow at base.
- With a sharp stainless-steel knife cut off tops of leaves about 1 to 1 1/4 inches from top of artichoke. Trim fibrous parts from base of artichoke, being careful not to break off stem.
- Cut a thin slice from end of stem to expose a fresh cross section. Trim outer green fibrous part from stem, leaving pale core intact. Rub artichoke all over with cut side of remaining lemon half and put artichoke in bowl of lemon water.
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