Artichoke Bottoms With White Wine Duxelles
- 4 artichokes, cooked as above
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 shallots, peeled and minced
- 1/4 pound mushrooms, stems removed, caps finely diced
- 1 small plum tomato, cored, seeded and chopped
- 13 cup white wine
- 2 tablespoons minced parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Peel leaves from artichokes.
- Remove chokes with a spoon and discard.
- Trim bottoms so the edges are smooth.
- If necessary cut small slices from stem ends so the artichokes will sit upright.
- Rub all over with lemon juice to prevent discoloration.
- In a 10-inch ceramic quiche dish heat the butter, uncovered, at 100 percent power for 1 minute in a large oven, or 2 minutes 30 seconds in a small oven.
- Add shallots, mushrooms and tomato and stir.
- Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power for 3 minutes in a large oven, or 4 minutes and 30 seconds in a small oven.
- Add the wine.
- Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power for 5 minutes in a large oven, or 8 minutes in a small one, until most of the wine has evaporated.
- Remove from oven.
- Stir in parsley, salt and pepper.
- Set artichoke bottoms in a circle on a 10-inch platter.
- Mound a quarter of the mushroom mixture in the well of each artichoke.
- Heat, uncovered, at 100 percent power for 2 minutes in a large oven or 3 minutes in a small one.
- Serve immediately.
artichokes, lemon juice, butter, shallots, mushrooms, tomato, white wine, parsley, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/6690 (may not work)