Stuffed Artichokes Recipe
Summary
Ingredients
| Artichokes | 8 Small | |
| Olive oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Veal/Beef | 1⁄2 Pound | |
| Chopped parsley | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Hard boiled egg | 1 | |
| Nutmeg | 1⁄2 Teaspoon | |
| Lemon | 1⁄2 | |
| Dry bread crumbs | 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
| Salt | To Taste |
Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 333 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15 g23.4%
Saturated Fat 4 g20.2%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 105.4 mg35.1%
Sodium 453.6 mg18.9%
Total Carbohydrates 33 g11%
Dietary Fiber 14.8 g59.3%
Sugars 3.3 g
Protein 22 g43.7%
Vitamin A 15% Vitamin C 75.9%
Calcium 15.7% Iron 24%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
Directions
Remove coarse leaves at bottom of stem and cutoff stem to make an even base.
Cut off tops of artichokes and trim pointed tips of lower leaves.
Rub leaves with lemon to.
prevent their turning dark.
Cook artichokes in boiling water until tender (20-30 minutes).
They are done when a leaf pulls off easily.
Drain well by squee2ing them and save cooking water.
Remove tender leaves in center and scrape out and discard hairy part with a spoon.
Fry meat in olive oil.
Put meat through meat grinder and add to it the hard-boiled egg and the tender part of the artichoke leaves you removed.
Season with nutmeg, chopped parsley, and a little salt.
Fill artichokes.
(This much can be done in advance.) Preheat oven to 400°.
Put stuffed artichokes in ovenproof casserole in which they fit so tightly they cannot fall apart.
Cover bottom of casserole with the water in which the artichokes cooked.
Sprinkle tops with bread crumbs and bake in upper part of oven 20 minutes or until meat is cooked and top of artichokes browned.
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