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Creamy artichokes

Name: Creamy artichokes
Prep time: 32 min
Cook time: 46 min
Total time: 1 h 18 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 globe artichokes; 750 g cooked potatoes; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion; 30 g butter; 300 g liquid cream

This hearty vegetable recipe uses the whole globe artichoke (heart and leaves), combining the creamy artichoke texture with the crunch of sautéed potatoes.

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Duration

1 hour 20 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: August 6^th 2020

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

For 6 people, you will need:

1 4 globe artichokes
2 750 g cooked potatoes
3 4 tablespoons olive oil
4 1 onion
5 30 g butter
6 300 g liquid cream
Total weight: 2,265 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

35 min.

Cooking

50 min.

All in all

1 hour 20 min.

Preparation 35 min.

Cooking 50 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 15 min.

The globe artichokes

Cook the artichokes the normal way, either by steaming or boiling. They should be well cooked and slightly soft.

Leave to cool.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Separate the leaves and discard the fibrous "choke".

Stage 3 - ⌛ 20 min.

Dice the hearts and put into a bowl.

Use a small spoon to scrape the edible flesh from all the leaves and add this to the bowl.

There's no getting away from it, this is a long job...

Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.

The potatoes

Slice 750 g cooked potatoeses.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the potatoes.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 10 min.

Brown the potatoes, stirring only gently and infrequently.

Transfer to a plate and set aside.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.

The cream sauce

Prepare 1 onion and chop finely.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 2 min.

Melt 30 g butter in the same frying pan as used for the potatoes. Add the chopped onion, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 5 min.

Add 300 g liquid cream and bring to the boil.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 7 min.

Add the artichokes, mix briefly, turn down the heat and leave to thicken gently.

Stage 11 - ⌛ 5 min.

Five minutes before serving, add the potatoes, mix well and check the seasoning.

Stage 12

Your creamy artichokes are ready.

Remarks

You will notice that the sautéed potatoes are only added at the last minute, just before serving. This is to play up the contrast between the creamy artichokes and crunchy potatoes. If you would prefer a softer, more uniform texture, add them at the same time.

For a quicker version, but less economical, you can simply use bought artichoke hearts.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	2 g RDI=3 %	10 g RDI=4 %	7 g RDI=11 %	121 kcal RDI=6 %	508 kJ RDI=6 %
Per person	7 g RDI=12 %	40 g RDI=15 %	29 g RDI=40 %	458 kcal RDI=23 %	1,919 kJ RDI=23 %
Whole recipe	45 g RDI=71 %	245 g RDI=93 %	175 g RDI=241 %	2,750 kcal RDI=138 %	11,516 kJ RDI=138 %