artichokes

By andrea_turnowski

Ingredients

• Juice of 1 lemon
• 6 large globe artichokes
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons minced chives
• Salt
• 1/3 cup toasted panko or coarse bread crumbs
• 4 tablespoons grated pecorino Romano.

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1. Stir lemon juice into a large pot of water. Remove outer leaves from artichokes. Cut each artichoke in half vertically, then use a paring knife to remove inner core, with all purple leaves and fuzz. Pull off remaining leaves except for a couple of soft inner layers. Pare base and stems down to the flesh. Drop each artichoke into pot of water as it is trimmed. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook 15 to 18 minutes, until tender. Drain artichokes and place on paper towel to cool.
2. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add garlic and chives. Cook, stirring occasionally, until butter and garlic begin to brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat.
3. Heat the broiler. Place artichokes, cut side up, in a shallow baking dish that can go to the table. Season with salt and place under broiler. When edges start to brown, spoon bread crumbs over artichokes, then garlic butter, then cheese. Place back under broiler for about a minute, until cheese softens but has not melted.
Yield: 6 servings.
A version of this recipe appeared in print on June 23, 2010