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Artichoke Soup

For this recipe, we will first steam the artichokes, recover all the flesh, and prepare with shallot and milk a delicious soup.

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Last modified on: December 4^th 2022

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 4 globe artichokes
2 2 shallots
3 1 ½ tablespoon butter
4 4 cups + 3 tablespoons milk
5 1 Bouquet garni
6 1 cup cream
7 salt
8 pepper

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
18 min.	28 min.	46 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Cook 4 globe artichokes as you normally do, let them cool.

Stage 2

Remove all the leaves, then with a small spoon and for each one, remove the flesh that you will deposit in a bowl.

You can proceed by placing the leaf on the work surface...

Stage 3

...or by holding it in your hand.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

No secret, it's a bit tedious.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Remove the hay from the artichoke hearts, then cut them into small pieces and add them to the bowl.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Slice 2 shallots.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

In a saucepan over medium heat, melt 1 ½ tablespoon butter then add the minced shallots, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute.

Stage 8 - 4 min.

Add the artichoke flesh, mix well, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 or 4 minutes.

Stage 9 - 8 min.

Pour in 4 cups + 3 tablespoons milk, add 1 Bouquet garni, salt and pepper, and bring to a boil.

Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

After this time, remove from heat, add 1 cup cream and mix thoroughly.

Stage 11

Check the seasoning, your artichoke soup is ready.

Remarks

The cream in step 10 can be replaced by 2 tablespoons of cornstarch diluted in cold water and blended in with the mixer.

If you want a thicker soup, add 1 potato cooked with the artichokes in step 8.

If you don't have a bouquet garni, replace it with a vegetable or poultry stock cube.

Keeping

Several days in the refrigerator, in a closed jar.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,988 Kcal or 8,323 Kj	77 gr	134 gr	127 gr
99 %	30 %	13 %	19 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
86 Kcal or 360 Kj	3 gr	6 gr	6 gr
4 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
497 Kcal or 2,081 Kj	19 gr	34 gr	32 gr
25 %	7 %	3 %	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: Milk, Celery

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 5.63 €
Per person : 1.41 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Polenta, Crème brulée, Bonnevaux apple tart, Mascarpone fondant with two lemons, Potato Waffles with Smoked Salmon, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", Almond mug cake for Mary, Cream and herb dressing, Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baker's apple soles, Surprise eggs, Langoustine sabayon tart, Soft apple cookies, Cockles and cabbage with smoky cream sauce, ... 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, Creamy artichokes, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, ... All

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