BEEF-STUFFED ARTICHOKE HEARTS
This recipe is for artichoke hearts that are stuffed with beef, and cooked in a sauce made with broad beans or peas. I make this dish often in the springtime when artichokes are in season. I cook the whole artichokes, peel off the leaves, and remove the fuzzy part covering the hearts. I immediately plunge them into a bath of water and lemon juice to prevent them from turning brown. The rest of the year, I use frozen artichoke hearts.
Makes 6-8 servings.
Ingredients
16-18 frozen artichoke hearts
Filling:
500 gr. ground beef
2 medium eggs
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 potato, cooked and mashed
10 stalks of parsley, finely chopped
10 stalks of cilantro, finely chopped
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. pepper
½ tsp. turmeric
½ tsp. cumin
Sauce:
4 Tbsp. oil
1 large onion, chopped or sliced into strips
3 stalks of celery, including the leaves, chopped into pieces 2 or 3 cm. long
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
½ tsp. turmeric
½ tsp. pepper
1 cinnamon stick
1½ cups of water
¼ tsp. salt
½ kg. frozen green broad beans or peas
Method
Soak the frozen artichoke hearts in warm water for a few minutes, then drain
Place the ground beef in a bowl with the rest of the filling ingredients, and mix well. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Form balls from the filling, then press them into the artichoke hearts.
To prepare the sauce: Heat the oil in a large, flat pot. Add the chopped onion and sauté it until it becomes translucent. Add the celery, lemon juice, turmeric, pepper, and the cinnamon stick. Stir the mixture, then add the water and salt, and bring to a boil. Add the broad beans or peas, stir, and bring back to a boil.
Arrange the stuffed artichoke hearts at the bottom of the pot. Shake the pot a little so that the sauce covers all the artichoke hearts. Bring back to a boil over a high heat.
Then, lower the heat and cook for 30-40 minutes. Shake the pot every once in a while to make sure there’s enough sauce on all the artichokes. If necessary, add another ½-¾ cup water.
Level of difficulty: Medium-difficult
Time: 2 hours
Status: Meat
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