SOUTHERN ITALIAN BABY ARTICHOKES.

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These are SERIOUSLY addictive! I learned these from a woman from Calabria Italy. She is an amazing cook! So worth all the work.

Provided by TheBostonBean

Categories     Vegetable

Time 55m

Yield 5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

12 baby artichokes
2 lemons
4 mashed garlic cloves
1/2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
salt
black pepper
extra virgin olive oil (lots)

Steps:

  • Juice 1 lemon into large bowl filled with cold water. Add remnant lemon also.
  • Set bowl of water next to prep area.
  • Juice 1 more lemon set juice aside.
  • Take each artichoke and remove top few layers of dark green leaves exsposing slightly lighter more tender leaves underneath.
  • Snap off artichoke long stems.
  • With kitchen shears cut up 1/2 inch of the top of artichoke. Add to lemon water, otherwise they will darken.
  • Boil enough water to cover artichokes with second lemon juice.
  • Once boiling add artichokes for 10 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Strain and pat dry.
  • In metal pot, large enough to hold artichokes SNUGGLY heat 1 tblsp oil and 4 cloves of mashed garlic over low to medium heat, allow to become tender.
  • Set artichokes stem side down into pot, make sure they are snug.
  • Add enough olive oil to reach halfway up artichokes.
  • Bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes. ( Leaves should pull away fairly easily when done).
  • Once cooked discard most of oil, leave enough to toss to coat and season generously with pepper and salt add 1 handful 1/2 cup of italian bread crumbs.

Fareed Ali
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This recipe is a great way to use up leftover pasta.


Cynthia Fontenot
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I'm going to try this recipe with leftover quinoa.


ArMaN SyCo
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This recipe is a great way to use up leftover rice.


Olamide Okunola
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I'm going to try this recipe with frozen artichoke hearts.


Md Hashan
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I'm going to try this recipe with canned artichoke hearts.


K Nine
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This recipe is a great way to use up leftover artichoke hearts.


Ayebaze Shallon
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I'm going to make this recipe for my next party.


xracrboy15
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This recipe is a great way to impress your guests.


Kalisha daley
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I'm not a vegetarian, but I love this recipe.


Ibunkun Oluwa
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This recipe is a great way to get kids to eat their vegetables.


repar firoj30
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I'm going to try making this recipe with other vegetables.


Lila Kash
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I served the artichokes with a side of roasted potatoes.


Siraj Muhammad
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I added some extra garlic and lemon juice to the recipe.


sihle mkhaliphi
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This recipe is a great way to use up leftover artichokes.


Elizabeth Morin
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I had some trouble finding baby artichokes, but they were worth the search.


Lok Magar
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This recipe is a keeper! I'll definitely be making it again.


Nora Dunn
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The artichokes were a bit too sour for my taste.


franciis patama
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I'm not a big fan of artichokes, but I really enjoyed these.


Darlene Windhorst
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This recipe was easy to follow and the artichokes turned out perfectly.


Targi Algeria
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These baby artichokes were a delightful surprise! I love the combination of flavors and textures.