Stuffed Artichokes in Olive Oil
- 6 large artichokes
- 4 each lemons
- 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
- 1 pound fava beans
- 1 1/4 cups olive oil
- 3 each onions chopped
- 1/2 cup rice
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 3/4 cup dill weed
- Mix juice of 2 lemons and the flour in a large bowl.
- Add 2 qt water and mix thoroughly.
- Wash artichokes, bend back and snap off outer leaves.
- Leave only the tender inner leaves.
- Slice off these leaves just above the heart and scoop out the fuzzy choke and remaining pinkish leaves.
- Cut off the stem and peel around the base with a vegetable peeler until you reach the whitish tender part.
- As you trim each artichoke, take a lemon half, sprinkle it with salt and rub it all around and inside the base to prevent discoloration.
- Then drop each artichoke into the lemon water mixture.
- Remove jackets of fava beans.
- Sprinkle beans with salt and let stand for 5 minutes.
- Remove skins, rinse and reserve.
- Heat 1 cup olive oil in skillet.
- Add onions, 1/2 teaspoons salt and saute for 5 minutes.
- Stir in fava beans and rice.
- Cook for 5 minutes, stirring, and add 1/2 cup water.
- Cover and cook for 5 minutes until the water has been absorbed.
- Stir in the dill, salt and remove from heat.
- Let stand covered for 15 minutes.
- Remove artichokes from water bath.
- Reserve 4 1/2 cup liquid.
- Stuff centre cavity of artichokes with the rice.
- Place each one on a sheet of wax paper, sprinkle with a little water and wrap as you would a package.
- Arrange them stem sides down in a heavy shallow pan.
- Add 4 1/2 cup reserved liquid, 1/4 cup olive oil, juice of 1/2 lemon and sugar.
- Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
- The liquid will be continually absorbed so add more as needed.
- When the artichokes are tender, let them cool, Unwrap them and arrange them on a serving platter.
- Serve cold with garnish as part of a buffet.
artichokes, lemons, flour, beans, olive oil, onions, rice, sugar, dill weed
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/stuffed-artichokes-olive-oil-43141 (may not work)