Braised Artichoke Hearts With Vegetables

Submitted by BeccaB3c

"A lovely lemony vegetable salad that is easy to prepare with trimmed, fresh artichoke hearts. From Food & Wine, May 2005. For making ahead of time, the artichokes can be refrigerated for up to 2 days."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• water
• 1⁄2 lemon
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 4 large artichokes
• 1 carrot, cut into 1/4 inch dice
• 1 medium yukon gold potato, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch dice
• 3⁄4 cup frozen baby peas
• 1⁄2 small onion, peeled
• 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch sugar
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped dill

directions

1. Fill a medium bowl with water and squeeze the lemon half into it.
2. Working with 1 artichoke at a time, snap off the dark outer leaves until you reach the yellow leaves.
3. Cut off the top two-thirds of the leaves, leaving 1 1/2 inches at the base.
4. Cut off the stem and peel the artichoke bottom, then scoop out the hairy choke with a melon baller or a teaspoon.
5. Add the artichoke bottom to the bowl of water.
6. Repeat with the remaining 3 artichokes.
7. Scatter the diced carrot in a large saucepan and arrange the artichoke bottoms on top.
8. Scatter the potato and peas around the artichokes and nestle the onion in the center.
9. In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil with the flour, sugar and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice.
10. Stir in 1/4 cup of water and season with salt and pepper- Pour the mixture over the artichokes.
11. Cover with a moistened piece of parchment paper and bring to a boil- Reduce the heat to moderately low and cook the vegetables until tender, about 1 hour.
12. Check occasionally and add a few tablespoons of water as necessary if the vegetables begin to look dry.
13. Transfer the artichoke bottoms to a smaller platter.
14. Stir the dill and the remaining 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice into the vegetables in the pan and spoon them over the artichokes.
15. Serve warm or at room temperature.