Artichokes With Romano, Cracked Pepper And Olive

Serves: 4

Hosea Feil

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

53

Sweetness

55

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Squeeze juice from lemon halves into large bowl of cold water; add squeezed lemons

2

Cut off stem and top 3/4 inch of 1 artichoke and discard

3

Using scissors, trim sharp tips from leaves

4

Place artichoke in lemon water until ready to cook

5

Repeat with remaining artichokes

6

Drain artichokes and cook in large pot of boiling salted water until base of each is tender when pierced with knife and leaves pull away easily, about 25 minutes

7

Drain artichokes well

8

(Can be prepared 8 hours ahead

9

Cover and refrigerate

10

Steam artichokes 10 minutes to rewarm before continuing

11

) Mix extra-virgin olive oil, grated pecorino Romano cheese, 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper and 3/4 teaspoon salt in small bowl to blend

12

Gently press artichoke leaves outward from center to open artichokes slightly

13

Pull out small purple-tipped leaves, then scoop out fibrous choke

14

Place 1 artichoke on each of 4 plates

15

Sprinkle artichoke cavities with salt and pepper

16

Drizzle 1 tablespoon cheese dressing over each artichoke

17

Divide remaining cheese dressing equally among 4 small ramekins; serve dressing with artichokes

18

Squeeze juice from lemon halves into large bowl of cold water; add squeezed lemons

19

Cut off stem and top 3/4 inch of 1 artichoke and discard

20

Using scissors, trim sharp tips from leaves

21

Place artichoke in lemon water until ready to cook

22

Repeat with remaining artichokes

23

Drain artichokes and cook in large pot of boiling salted water until base of each is tender when pierced with knife and leaves pull away easily, about 25 minutes

24

Drain artichokes well

25

(Can be prepared 8 hours ahead

26

Cover and refrigerate

27

Steam artichokes 10 minutes to rewarm before continuing

28

) Mix extra-virgin olive oil, grated pecorino Romano cheese, 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper and 3/4 teaspoon salt in small bowl to blend

29

Gently press artichoke leaves outward from center to open artichokes slightly

30

Pull out small purple-tipped leaves, then scoop out fibrous choke

31

Place 1 artichoke on each of 4 plates

32

Sprinkle artichoke cavities with salt and pepper

33

Drizzle 1 tablespoon cheese dressing over each artichoke

34

Divide remaining cheese dressing equally among 4 small ramekins; serve dressing with artichokes