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Baked Artichokes And Potatoes Recipe - Carciofi al Forno

By Kyle Phillips, About.com

Artichokes and potatoes go quite well together, and are are wonderful in this baked artichokes and potatoes recipe. To serve 4:

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 potatoes, boiled and peeled
  • 4 artichokes
  • A bunch of parsley
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • An egg
  • 1/4 cup (50 g) unsalted butter
  • Béchamel sauce (about a cup; see link to instructions below if need be)
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • The juice of a lemon.

Preparation:

While your potatoes are boiling, fill bowl with water and add the lemon juice. Next, trim away the tough outer leaves of the artichokes, and also their stems, which you will want to peel and add to the water bowl (see instructions if need be). Cut the prepared artichokes in half, discard any fuzz they may contain, and then sliver them and put them in the acidulated water lest they darken.

Lightly butter an oven dish. Slice the potatoes and put down a layer of potatoes. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper and cover them with the shredded artichokes. Drizzle a little olive oil over them, and season lightly with salt and pepper.

Preheat your oven to 350 F (175 C)

Mince the parsley with the artichoke stems and the garlic. Combine the mixture with the egg and the béchamel sauce and heat briefly over a brisk flame in a non-stick pan. When the sauce has thickened, pour it over the artichokes. Bake them for about an hour, and they're ready.

Yield: 4 servings baked artichokes and potatoes.
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