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Artichoke hearts forestier

This recipe is not very complicated, but does involve some work: an artichoke heart with a layer of mushroom duxelle, a layer of fried bacon, topped with a poached egg and cream sauce.

Everything can be prepared in advance (the day before for example), but the final assembly should be done just before serving.

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Last modified on: May 10^th 2023

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 6 artichokes heart
2 6 Poached eggs
3 120 g Mushroom duxelles
4 125 g small pieces of bacon
5 1 tablespoon vinegar
6 ½ onion
7 20 g butter
8 300 ml dry white wine
9 250 ml liquid cream
10 salt
11 pepper
Total weight: 1,187 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

Prepare 6 Poached eggs, reserve them.

Stage 2 - 20 min.

Prepare 6 artichokes heart.

If you are using fresh artichokes, cook them and remove the leaves (eat these with a vinaigrette) and the choke (the fuzzy bits).

If tinned, drain them.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Put 125 g small pieces of bacon in a frying pan without fat and fry lightly.

At the last minute add 1 tablespoon vinegar.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Roughly chop ½ onion.

Melt 20 g butter in a small pan, then add the onion, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 or 2 minutes, without allowing it to colour.

Stage 5 - 15 min.

Add the 300 ml dry white wine, and reduce by 4/5 over a low heat.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Pour the contents of the pan through a fine strainer. Keep just the reduced liquid and return this to the pan.

Stage 7 - 15 min.

Put the pan back on low heat and reduce until only 1 or 2 tablespoonsful of liquid remain.

Pour in 250 ml liquid cream, salt and pepper, then leave on low heat to thicken. When it reaches the required consistency, remove from the heat and check seasoning.

Stage 8 - 20 min.

Warm the serving plates.

Reheat the eggs in a bain marie, or in the microwave in 2 tablespoons of salted water, on minimum power for 1 minute 30 seconds.

Reheat the duxelle of mushrooms, bacon, and artichoke hearts.

Place all the serving plates in front of you; from here on you must work as fast as possible.

In the centre of each plate, place an artichoke heart, and put a layer of bacon on it.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Add a layer of mushrooms, and place a poached egg on top.

Arrange any left over bacon and mushrooms around the artichoke hearts, then coat generously with sauce.

Finish with a parsley leaf on the top, and serve without delay.

Remarks

This is a good recipe for when you are entertaining, as everything up to and including stage 6 (reducing the wine and onion) can be prepared in advance, even the day before, and put together at the last minute when your guests are around the table.

And to drink?

The same wine as you have used in the recipe (a dry white), but you could also try a red without too much tannin, like a Merlot.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,871 Kcal or 7,834 Kj	38 gr	28 gr	187 gr
94 %	15 %	3 %	28 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
158 Kcal or 662 Kj	3 gr	2 gr	16 gr
8 %	1 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
312 Kcal or 1,306 Kj	6 gr	5 gr	31 gr
16 %	2 %	<1 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Sulfites, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 5.40 €
Per person : 0.90 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Dry white wine: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rabbit terrine, Filet mignon with mustard and tarragon sauce, French onion soup, Spaghetti with mushrooms, Melt-in-the mouth meat and vegetables in a sealed casserole, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sautéed turmeric chicken with mushrooms, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, Eggs with green asparagus and Parmesan cheese, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, ... All
	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bourguignon potatoes , African style chicken, Creamy "terre et mer" pots, Röstis, Baby spinach salad, ... All
	Mushroom duxelles: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms, Beef Wellington, Bouchées montagnardes, Mushroom tart, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, ... All

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