Easy Braised Artichokes

Submitted by breezermom

"This recipe came from Sunny Anderson's "Cooking for Real". I've recently started enjoying artichokes....can't believe I haven't been eating them until now (except as a dip or marinated on salads)!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 lemons
• 3 artichokes
• 3 garlic cloves, halved lengthwise
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil, divided
• salt
• black pepper, freshly ground
• 1 cup chicken stock

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Fill a medium bowl with water and squeeze the juice of 1 lemon in the bowl, tossing in the lemon halves as well. Rinse each artichoke and trim 1/2-inch off of the stalk. Trim 1-inch off the top of each artichoke.
3. Cut each artichoke in half, from stalk to tip, and remove the choke with a spoon or paring knife. Remove the tough outer leaves and trim the outside of the stalk with a paring knife. Add the prepped artichokes to the bowl of lemon water to keep them from browning while they are cooking.
4. Slice the remaining lemon. In a baking dish large enough to place the artichokes in 1 even layer, place the slices in the dish to form a bed for the artichokes. In the center of each artichoke, add a garlic half and drizzle with half the olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then place cut side down on top of the lemon slices, holding the garlic clove in half as you turn them.
5. Pour the chicken stock around the sides, about 1/4 to 1/2 inch of stock should be in the bottom of the baking dish.
6. Drizzle the remaining olive oil over the tops of the artichokes, sprinkle with salt and pepper, cover and firmly seal with aluminum foil. Bake in the oven until fork-tender and the leaves peel off easily, about 1 hour.

Reviews

[Debbwl]

We love Artichokes and thought this was a great new tasty way to enjoy them. I did cut the recipe down as we had one giant Artichoke and there was only two of us this evening. The Artichokes were fall apart tender at 50 minutes and so tasty they did not need butter or mayo. Thanks for the post.

 

[Jostlori]

One more delicious way to have artichokes! I loved that I could make dinner while these roasted away in the oven. The lemon and garlic impart such great flavor. Even the hubby, who loves to dip in butter, had his without anything on it. Thanks for sharing - this is fabulous!