Baked Artichokes WIth Onions Lemons Black Olives and Mint
From chefmeow 14 years agoIngredients
- 2 pounds thinly sliced sweet yellow onions shopping list
- 1 cup olive oil shopping list
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt shopping list
- 4 garlic cloves slivered shopping list
- 1/3 cup black olives rinsed shopping list
- 12 fresh mint leaves very coarsely chopped shopping list
- 1/2 lemon cut lengthwise shopping list
- 6 tablespoons dry white wine shopping list
- 4 bright green tightly closed artichokes shopping list
- water as needed shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Toss onions with 1/2 cup olive oil and salt then add garlic, olives and mint.
- Trim off one end of lemon then slice as thin as possible into half moons.
- Remove seeds as you encounter them then toss lemon slices with onion mixture.
- Add wine and set aside to let onions soften and weep their moisture while you trim artichokes.
- Trim bottom of stem of each artichoke and carefully peel stalk.
- Remove badly damaged or dry outer leaves and trim thorns with scissors.
- Cut artichoke in half and use stainless steel spoon to carve under and remove choke.
- Rinse in cold water but don't drain well.
- Sprinkle artichokes with salt squeezing and folding them so some salt falls between leaves.
- Drizzle and rub with olive oil to coat thoroughly then squeeze halves.
- Spread onion mixture about 1-1/2” deep in a large flameproof baking dish.
- Liquid should be 1/2" deep and if not add a little water.
- Nestle artichokes cut side down in bed of onions.
- Heat gently over low heat until puddle is bubbling.
- Cover tightly first with parchment paper then foil dull side out.
- Bake until you can easily pull out a second tier leaf and pulp at base is tender about 1-1/2 hours.
- Once a test leaf is tender raise oven temperature to 400 and uncover then bake 15 minutes.
- Serve warm with homemade mayonnaise flavored with lemon or garlic.
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This sounds like a very interesting combination of some of my favorite ingredients. Thanks so much for this post. A 5 from me.
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