Just bought 4 artichokes, came home and realized I have never cooked them....

Here's one I posted awhile back from Chicago's Bistro 110 -- Artichoke stuffed with brie -- YUM!

Bistro 110's Artichoke Stuffed with Brie

Ingredients

1 Artichoke, 2 oz brie, 1 Tablespoon chopped shallots, 4 ounces white wine, 8 ounces butter cut in 1/4 inch slices, 2 ounces whole grain mustard, 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar, squeeze of lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.

Method

Cut off the top and bottom of the artichoke. Cut the spiny tips off the leaves with scissors. (I like to put the artichoke upside down in a couple of inches of water. I always add a half a lemon to the water and some celery leaves). Cover the pan and let the artichoke cook for 10 - 15 minutes until the bottom is easy to pierce with a fork. Run the artichoke under cold water to stop the cooking process. When cool enough to handle, cut the inner choke away from the heart. Cut the brie into 1/2 inch chunks. Place the brie into the artichoke and throughout the leaves. Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees until the brie is melted (about 10 minutes).

To make the mustard sauce, combine shallots and white wine in a saucepan over high heat. Slowly, add the butter and remove from heat. Then add mustard, white wine vinegar, salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice to the mixture. Drizzle mixture over artichoke and serve.

Delicious!!!

 
This guy in the video better not come near my artichokes!

Gosh, and I thought cutting the top off was fancy! This is not someone who grew up eating artichokes! Whadda mean cutting all that stuff off? I eat that! And unless you are stuffing them, why cut out the heart?

As a kid the only thing we cut off was the stem so it would sit upright on the plate and we use to see who could eat their way to the heart of their's first, then grab a spoon, scrape the fuzzy center, and eat your heart out, lol.

I've included a link to the Castroville Artichoke Festival site, it's the "Artichoke Capitol of the World" about 50 miles south. There's some recipe links on the left. (The Ocean Mist Farms recipe link has a simpler video to prep for homestyle rather than restaurant.)

PS Castroville claim to fame? Norma Jean Baker (Marilyn Monroe) was the first Queen of the Artichoke Festival.

http://www.artichoke-festival.org/

 
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