Chef Adriana’s Roman Artichokes Recipe

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Fresh artichokes are a delicious and often underrated food. Its preparation is simple and easy to make, making it a great healthy choice. Our O ctober Chef of the Month, Adriana, has shared with us her Roman Artichokes Recipe. Find it below!

Serves: 2

Ingredients

4 Baby or 2 medium sized artichokes
2 Tablespoons of white wine (optional)
2 Tablespoons of chopped mint
2 Tablespoons of olive oil
2 Garlic cloves
2 Lemons
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into a medium size salad bowl and set aside.
Remove the outer layers of your artichokes until you start to see the leaves turn yellow.
Discard the leaves and soak your artichokes in the lemon water.
One by one, remove each artichoke from the water and cut the very top green part of it off, as it is not edible.
Next, you want to skin the stem and cut off any green pieces left around the base of your artichoke (heart). At this point they should look more or less like a lollipop (see photo).
You will then place your cleaned artichokes in a pot with enough water to cover them, along with the olive oil, the juice of the other lemon, the 2 peeled garlic cloves, the wine and chopped mint. Add a bit of salt and pepper to taste.
Cover your pot with aluminum foil and cook the artichokes for at least 45 minutes. Check them by poking them in the heart with a fork so see if they are soft enough (they should be very soft).
It might take up to 2 hours to cook depending on the size of the artichokes. Serve with a bit of the water you cooked them in. You can add a bit more olive oil and lemon when you serve them.

Tip: Try to find baby artichokes as they only take 45 minutes to cook and the choke is not spiky yet. The bigger artichokes have a spikier center that takes a very long time to cook (approx. 2 hours). You can see the video on how to peel an artichoke in my YouTube channel (Cooking with Adriana).

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