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Stuffed Artichokes

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Stuffed Artichokes

Stuffed Artichokes

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Equipment

  • - Artichoke spoon (Designed specifically for removing artichoke leaves and cleaning out the heart with ease.)

  • - Vegetable peeler (Useful for preparing vegetables like asparagus that might be included in stuffed recipes.)

  • - Food processor (Can help prepare a finer filling mix, especially when chopping or mixing ingredients efficiently.)

  • - Dutch oven (Ideal for baking the stuffed artichokes at the correct temperature and evenly cooking them.)

  • - Large knife (Needed for safely cutting vegetables and preparing other components of the recipe.)

  • - Colander (Essential for rinsing vegetables like asparagus before use in recipes.)

  • - Cheese grater (Helpful if any cheese or hard ingredients are part of your stuffed artichokes filling.)

  • - Cutting board (A basic but essential tool for safely preparing ingredients with a sharp knife.)

  • - Oven mitts (Essential safety equipment when handling hot pots, Dutch ovens, and other cookware.)

  • - Measuring spoons and cups (To ensure the right proportions of dry ingredients in your recipe are used.)

Ingredients

  • 4 cups fine fresh bread crumbs from an Italian loaf (1/2 pound)

  • 1 1/2 cups grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (3 ounces)

  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped garlic (5 cloves)

  • 1/2 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

  • 1/2 cup minced sweet soppressata (dried Italian sausage; 2 1/2 ounces)

  • 1 cup finely chopped provolone cheese (1/4 pounds)

  • 1/4 cup olive oil

  • 8 medium artichokes (8 to 9 ounces each)

  • 1 lemon, halved

  • 1 cup water, divided

  • 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided

  • 1 cup olive oil, divided

  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic, divided

  • Equipment: a 6- to 8-qt pressure cooker or a wide 4- to 6-qt heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
2

Instruction 2

Spread bread crumbs in a shallow baking pan and toast in oven, stirring once or twice, until pale golden, about 10 minutes. Cool completely, then toss with parmesan, garlic, parsley, soppressata, provolone, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Drizzle oil (1/4 cup) over crumbs and toss to coat.
3

Instruction 3

Cut off artichoke stems and discard. Cut off top 1/2 inch of 1 artichoke with a serrated knife, then cut about inch off all remaining leaf tips with kitchen shears. Rub cut leaves with a lemon half.
4

Instruction 4

Separate leaves slightly with your thumbs, then pull out purple leaves from center and enough yellow ones to expose fuzzy choke. Scoop out choke with a melon-ball cutter or small spoon, then squeeze some juice from other lemon half into cavity. Repeat with remaining artichokes.
5

Instruction 5

Spoon about 2 tablespoons stuffing into cavity of each artichoke and, Starting with bottom leaves and spreading leaves open as much as possible without breaking, spoon a rounded teaspoon stuffing between each leaf.
6

Instruction 6

Put 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup broth, 1/4 cup oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in pressure cooker (without insert) or pot and arrange 4 stuffed artichokes in liquid in 1 layer. Drizzle with 1/4 cup oil.
7

Instruction 7

If using pressure cooker, seal lid and cook at high pressure, according to manufacturer's instructions, 13 to 15 minutes. Put pressure cooker in sink (do not remove lid) and run cold water over lid until pressure goes down completely.
8

Instruction 8

If using a regular pot, simmer artichokes, covered, until leaves are tender, about 50 minutes. Transfer cooked artichokes, along with any liquid, to a shallow bowl and keep warm, loosely covered with foil.
9

Instruction 9

Repeat procedure to cook remaining stuffed artichokes. Transfer artichokes with tongs to 8 shallow soup bowls and spoon cooking liquid around them.
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