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Creamy artichokes

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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Last modified on: August 6^th 2020

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 8 globe artichokes
2 1 kg 500 g cooked potatoes
3 8 tablespoons olive oil
4 2 onions
5 60 g butter
6 600 g liquid cream
Total weight: 4,530 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
32 min.	46 min.	1 hour 18 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 1 kg 500 g cooked potatoeses.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Pour 8 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 2 onions and chop finely.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Melt 60 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 600 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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
5,501 Kcal or 23,032 Kj	92 gr	492 gr	352 gr
275 %	35 %	46 %	53 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
121 Kcal or 507 Kj	2 gr	11 gr	8 gr
6 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
458 Kcal or 1,918 Kj	8 gr	41 gr	29 gr
23 %	3 %	4 %	4 %

% 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: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 11.25 €
Per person : 0.94 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tartiflette, Eggs Comtoise, Warm salad of potatoes and purple artichokes, Deep leek and potato quiche, Pollack Parmentier, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley, Layered Leek and Egg Gratin , Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Far Normandy-Brittany, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Surprise bread, Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, Two-cheese vegetable gratin, Smoked eggs, Mushrooms on toast, French style, ... All
	Globe artichoke: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Creamy Comtoise artichoke gratin, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Artichoke Soup, ... All

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